1690s, from Latin abscissa (linea) "(a line) cut off," from fem. past participle of abscindere "to cut off," from ab- "off, away" (see ab-) + scindere "to cut" (see shed (v.)).
中文解释
1. ab- "off, away" + sciss- + -a(拉丁语过去分词的阴性后缀，所以该词直接源于拉丁语，没做任何改变).2. from Latin abscissa (linea) "(a line) cut off".3. 其意思就是表示一条被等分成若干份的横线；由此引申为：横坐标。
实用例句
1. The experimental curve runs nearly parallel to the abscissa.
实验曲线几乎与模座标平行.来自辞典例句
2. Therefore, on the complex plane, robust stability can be formulated by minimization of pseudospectra abscissa.
