UNIAXIALLY

Etymology

Adverb

uniaxially (not comparable)

In a uniaxial way.

Source: Wiktionary


U`ni*ax"i*al*ly, adv.

Definition: In a uniaxial manner.

UNIAXIAL

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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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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