paraxial

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

para- +‎ axial

Adjective[edit]

paraxial (not comparable)

  1. (embryology) Lateral to the neural tube.
    paraxial mesoderm
  2. (physics) Near an optical axis.
    paraxial radiation
  3. (mathematics) Parallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system.
    paraxial rectangle

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French paraxial.

Adjective[edit]

paraxial m or n (feminine singular paraxială, masculine plural paraxiali, feminine and neuter plural paraxiale)

  1. paraxial

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