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triaxial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
tri-ax-i-al
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having three axes.

adj

Having three planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a scalene ellipsoid) and thus two axes of rotation

adj

Along all three axes

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- 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 triaxial From tri- + axial.

Inflected Forms

tri-axial (alternative)

Derived Forms

triaxiality triaxially

Phrases

triaxial ellipsoid

Frequently Paired Words

monoaxial biaxial tetraxial

Questions

What does triaxial mean?
Having three axes.
Where does triaxial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- 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 triaxial From tri- + axial.

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