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adaxial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
adax-i-al
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.

adj

adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English axial English adaxial From ad- + axial.

Derived Forms

adaxialize adaxially

Synonyms

ventral

Antonyms

abaxial

Questions

What does adaxial mean?
On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
Where does adaxial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English axial English adaxial From ad- + axial.

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