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UNIAXIAL
Etymology
Adjective
uniaxial (not comparable)
Having a single axis; monoaxial
(botany) Having a single stem, with no branches, that terminates in a flower
Anagrams
• auxilian
Source: Wiktionary
U`ni*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Uni + axial.]
1. (Crystallog.)
Definition: Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction.
Note: In uniaxial crystals, the optic axis has the direction of the vertical crystallographic axis. All tetragonal and hexagonal crystals are uniaxial.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane;
– opposed to multiaxial.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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