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triaxial

American  
[trahy-ak-see-uhl] / traɪˈæk si əl /

adjective

  1. having three axes.


triaxial British  
/ traɪˈæksɪəl /

adjective

  1. having three axes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • triaxiality noun

Etymology

Origin of triaxial

First recorded in 1885–90; tri- + axial

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Participants submitted data from a wrist-worn triaxial accelerometer that captured movement over seven days.

From Science Daily

Those were then pressurized to near critical stress states using a triaxial MTS compression apparatus.

From Science Daily

The crown is made of a triaxial carbon composite, while the new face designs also save four to six grams compared to past models.

From Golf Digest

Epic Flash features an updated version of its triaxial carbon composite material used in the crown.

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The Rogue drivers feature the largest triaxial carbon crown in company history, and that crown is less than 0.6 millimeters thick, thinner than it’s ever been.

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