abaxial

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

ab- (“away from”) +‎ axial (“axis”).

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/[1] or IPA(key): /æbˈæk.si.əl/[2]
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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 19th century.][3]
    • 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.

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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 299754516, 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 (masculine and feminine plural abaxials)

  1. abaxial

Further reading

French

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.bak.sjal/
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Adjective

abaxial (plural abaxiaux)

  1. abaxial

Galician

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Adjective

abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)

  1. abaxial

German

Etymology

From Latin ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /apʔaˈksi̯aːl/
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Adjective

abaxial (strong nominative masculine singular abaxialer, not comparable)

  1. abaxial

Declension
Positive forms of abaxial (uncomparable)
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

Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bak.siˈaw/ [a.bak.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /a.bakˈsjaw/ [a.bakˈsjaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈksjal/ [ɐ.βɐˈksjaɫ]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw

Adjective

abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French abaxial.

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

Spanish

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abaɡˈsjal/ [a.β̞aɣ̞ˈsjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧xial

Adjective

abaxial (plural abaxiales)

  1. abaxial

Derived terms
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