abaxial

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

ab- (“away from”) +‎ axial (“axis”).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/[1] or IPA(key): /æbˈæk.si.əl/[2]
  • 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 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.
  2. Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.

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References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
  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.
  3. ^ 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

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxials)

  1. abaxial

Further reading

French

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bak.sjal/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

abaxial (plural abaxiaux)

  1. abaxial

Galician

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)

  1. abaxial

German

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abaxial (not comparable)

  1. abaxial

Declension

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Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

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

Spanish

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxiales)

  1. abaxial
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