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polyaxial

adj
/ˌpɒl.iˈæk.si.əl/UK/ˌpɑ.lɪˈæk.si.əl/US

Etymology

From poly- + axial.

  1. derived from *h₂eḱs-✻
  2. borrowed from axis — “axle, axis”
  3. formed as axial — “axis + -al”
  4. prefixed as polyaxial — “poly + axial”

Definitions

  1. Having more than one axis.

  2. Axial about more than one axis.

    • According to Florin, only the Taxaceae cannot be interpreted in terms of the polyaxial concept, since the single terminal ovule shows no evidence of having evolved from a bract and ovuliferous shoot system.

The neighborhood

Derived

polyaxial screw, polyaxiality, polyaxially

Vish — recursive loop

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