monoaxial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a single axis
  2. Having a single plane of symmetry; e.g., a monoaxial ellipsoid is an ellipsoid produced by rotating an ellipse about one of its axes
  3. Along a single axis; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along a single axis

Word forms

monoaxial monaxial

Etymology

From mono- + axial.

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