uniaxial
Americanadjective
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having one axis.
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Crystallography. (of a crystal) having one direction in which double refraction does not occur.
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Botany. (of a plant) having a primary stem that does not branch and that terminates in a flower.
adjective
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(esp of plants) having an unbranched main axis
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(of a crystal) having only one direction along which double refraction of light does not occur
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"The possibility of actively controlling geometric frustration through uniaxial mechanical stress opens the door to undreamt-of manipulations of material properties 'by pushing a button'," summarises Andrej Pustogow.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
Starting from a kagome structure, the crystal lattice was deformed by uniaxial stress, which changed the magnetic interactions between the electrons.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
Observation of various and spontaneous magnetic Skyrmionic bubbles at room temperature in a frustrated kagome magnet with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy.
From Nature ● Mar. 18, 2018
The ankle is thus a uniaxial hinge joint that allows only for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion of the foot.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Biot, who in 1816 found the magnesia-micas to be optically uniaxial or nearly so.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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