uniaxial

American  

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

adjective

1. having one axis.

2. Crystallography. (of a crystal) having one direction in which double refraction does not occur.

3. Botany. (of a plant) having a primary stem that does not branch and that terminates in a flower.

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uniaxial British  

/ ˌjuːnɪˈæksɪəl /

adjective

1. (esp of plants) having an unbranched main axis

2. (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

"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

This type of joint allows only for bending and straightening motions along a single axis, and thus hinge joints are functionally classified as uniaxial joints.

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