paraxial

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adjective

Lateral to the neural tube.

“paraxial mesoderm”

OriginEnglish axial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin axis →
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Meanings

adjectiveparaxial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableembryologyLateral to the neural tube.

    paraxial mesoderm

  2. not comparablenatural sciencesNear an optical axis.

    paraxial radiation

  3. not comparablemathematicsParallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system.

    paraxial rectangle

Origin

  1. Englishpar-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  4. Proto-Italic*aksis
  5. Latinaxis
  6. Englishaxis
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishaxial
  10. Englishparaxial

From par- + axial.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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