uniaxial

American

[yoo-nee-ak-see-uhl] / ˌyu niˈæk si əl /

adjective

having one axis.
Crystallography. (of a crystal) having one direction in which double refraction does not occur.
Botany. (of a plant) having a primary stem that does not branch and that terminates in a flower.

uniaxial British

/ ˌjuːnɪˈæksɪəl /

adjective

(esp of plants) having an unbranched main axis
(of a crystal) having only one direction along which double refraction of light does not occur

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Other Word Forms

uniaxially

adverb

Etymology

Origin of uniaxial

First recorded in 1820–30; uni- + axial

Example Sentences

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Uniaxial, ū-ni-ak′si-al, adj. having a single axis or line of growth—also Uniax′al.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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