axonal

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/ækˈsəʊnəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to an axon.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English axon ← Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) →
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Meanings

adjectiveaxonal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to an axon.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*aksōn
  4. Ancient Greekἄξων (áxōn)
  5. Englishaxon
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Englishaxonal

From axon + -al.

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Translations

French axonal, axonale
  • axonalof or pertaining to an axon
  • axonaleof or pertaining to an axon
  • axonauxof or pertaining to an axon
  • axonalesof or pertaining to an axon
Irish acsónach
  • acsónachof or pertaining to an axon
Italian assonale, assonali
  • assonaleof or pertaining to an axon
  • assonaliof or pertaining to an axon
Polish aksonowy
  • aksonowyof or pertaining to an axon
Russian аксонный, аксональный
  • аксонный (aksonnyj)of or pertaining to an axon
  • аксональный (aksonalʹnyj)of or pertaining to an axon
Slovak axónový
  • axónovýof or pertaining to an axon
Spanish axonal, axonales
  • axonalof or pertaining to an axon
  • axonalesof or pertaining to an axon

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oxalan
Cite this entry
APA

axonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axonal

MLA

“axonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axonal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axonal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axonal.

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