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tri-axial

tri-axial is the alternative form of triaxial.

Meaning of triaxial

Adjective

triaxial (not comparable)

  1. Having three axes.
    • triaxial graph paper
  2. Having three planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a scalene ellipsoid) and thus two axes of rotation
  3. Along all three axes
    • triaxial stress-testing of solids

Origin of tri-axial

From tri- + axial.

Questions about tri-axial

What is tri-axial the alternative form of?
Tri-axial is the alternative form of triaxial.

Words near tri-axial in the dictionary

  1. Tri Delt
  2. Tri Delts
  3. tri-
  4. tri-annual
  5. tri-armed
  6. tri-axial
  7. tri-band
  8. tri-camera photography
  9. tri-cities
  10. tri-city
  11. tri-colored

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