triaxial

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adjective

Having three axes.

“triaxial graph paper”

OriginEnglish axial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin axis →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivetriaxial (not comparable)

alternative tri-axial

  1. not comparableHaving three axes.

    triaxial graph paper

  2. not comparableastronomyHaving three planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a scalene ellipsoid) and thus two axes of rotation
  3. not comparableAlong all three axes

    triaxial stress-testing of solids

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  8. Proto-Italic*aksis
  9. Latinaxis
  10. Englishaxis
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishaxial
  14. Englishtriaxial

From tri- + axial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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