triaxial

[ trahy-ak-see-uh l ]

/ traɪˈæk si əl /

adjective

having three axes.

Nearby words

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triathlon,
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Origin of triaxial

First recorded in 1885–90; tri- + axial

Related formstri·ax·i·al·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for triaxial

The central capsule seems always to preserve the same lentelliptical form (or triaxial ellipsoid) as in all other Larcoidea.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for triaxial

triaxial

/ (traɪˈæksɪəl) /

adjective

having three axes

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