abaxial

English

Alternative forms

• abaxile

Etymology

ab- (“away from”) +‎ axial (“axis”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/ or IPA^(key): /æbˈæk.si.əl/

• Audio (RP)

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• Hyphenation US: ab‧ax‧i‧al, UK: ab‧ax‧ial

Adjective

abaxial (not comparable)

1. (botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal. [Mid 19^th century.]
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 7:

     The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

2. Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.

Synonyms

• (on the back of an animal): dorsal
• eccentric

Antonyms

• adaxial

Translations

botany, zoology: of a side away from central line

• Czech: nesouosý
• Dutch: abaxiaal (nl), dorsaal (nl)
• Finnish: abaksiaalinen (fi)

• Irish: allaiseach
• Polish: odosiowy
• Portuguese: abaxial (pt)

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Catalan

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.bək.siˈal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.bak.siˈal/

Adjective

abaxial (masculine and feminine plural abaxials)

1. abaxial

Further reading

• “abaxial” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “abaxial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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French

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bak.sjal/

• Audio

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Adjective

abaxial (plural abaxials)

1. abaxial

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Galician

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Adjective

abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)

1. abaxial

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German

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial, or rather from ab- + axial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apʔaˈksi̯aːl/

• Audio

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• Audio (Berlin)

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Adjective

abaxial (not comparable)

1. abaxial

Declension

Declension of abaxial

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist abaxial	sie ist abaxial	es ist abaxial	sie sind abaxial
strong declension (without article)	nominative	abaxialer	abaxiale	abaxiales	abaxiale
	genitive	abaxialen	abaxialer	abaxialen	abaxialer
	dative	abaxialem	abaxialer	abaxialem	abaxialen
	accusative	abaxialen	abaxiale	abaxiales	abaxiale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der abaxiale	die abaxiale	das abaxiale	die abaxialen
	genitive	des abaxialen	der abaxialen	des abaxialen	der abaxialen
	dative	dem abaxialen	der abaxialen	dem abaxialen	den abaxialen
	accusative	den abaxialen	die abaxiale	das abaxiale	die abaxialen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein abaxialer	eine abaxiale	ein abaxiales	(keine) abaxialen
	genitive	eines abaxialen	einer abaxialen	eines abaxialen	(keiner) abaxialen
	dative	einem abaxialen	einer abaxialen	einem abaxialen	(keinen) abaxialen
	accusative	einen abaxialen	eine abaxiale	ein abaxiales	(keine) abaxialen

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Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /abak(i)siˈaw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐβɐkˈsjal/

Adjective

abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais, comparable)

1. (botany, zoology) abaxial (away from the axis)

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abakˈsjal/

Adjective

abaxial m or n (feminine singular abaxială, masculine plural abaxiali, feminine and neuter plural abaxiale)

1. abaxial

Declension

Declension of abaxial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	abaxial		abaxială	abaxiali	abaxiale
	definite	abaxialul		abaxiala	abaxialii	abaxialele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	abaxial		abaxiale	abaxiali	abaxiale
	definite	abaxialului		abaxialei	abaxialilor	abaxialelor

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Spanish

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaɡˈsjal/, [a.β̞aɣ̞ˈsjal]
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧xial

Adjective

abaxial (plural abaxiales)

1. abaxial

Derived terms

• abaxialmente