monoaxial

adj

Etymology

From mono- + axial.

  1. derived from *h₂eḱs-
  2. borrowed from axis — “axle, axis
  3. formed as axial — “axis + -al
  4. prefixed as monoaxial — “mono + axial

Definitions

  1. Having a single axis

  2. Having a single plane of symmetry

    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

    Along a single axis; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along a single axis

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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