Biaxial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /baɪˈæksiəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Biaxial is an adjective meaning Having two axes.
Meaning
Having two axes.
More Meanings
- (mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)
- Along two axes; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along two axes
- Having a value in two perpendicular directions. (In solid mechanics, it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions, though not necessarily equal in sign or magnitude.)
Example Sentences
mapping the shape of the Earth onto a biaxial ellipsoid
Synonyms for biaxial
Depending on context, synonyms include biaxal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biaxal, indicatrix, diaxial, monoaxial, equiaxial, multiaxial.
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