abaxial
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
ab- (“away from”) + axial (“axis”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation US: ab‧ax‧i‧al, UK: ab‧ax‧ial
Adjective
abaxial (not comparable)
- (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 19th century.][3]
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →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.
- Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
botany, zoology: of a side away from central line
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References
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
- ^ William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “abaxial”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 2.
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abaxial”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βək.siˈal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.bək.siˈal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.bak.siˈal]
Adjective
abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxials)
Further reading
- “abaxial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “abaxial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
abaxial (plural abaxiaux)
Galician
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
abaxial (not comparable)
Declension
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
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Romanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
abaxial m or n (feminine singular abaxială, masculine plural abaxiali, feminine and neuter plural abaxiale)
Declension
Declension of abaxial
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxiales)
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