triaxialadj.
Having three axes: said in Geometry of co-ordinates; in Zoology of sponge-spicules. Also, occurring or responding in three mutually perpendicular directions.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [adjective] > relating to a sponge > of parts of sponge > having three axes
triaxial1886
triaxon1886
triaxonian1887
triaxonid1911
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [adjective] > relating to a sponge > of parts of sponge > of unspecified sponge spicule > having three axes
triaxial1886
the world > relative properties > number > geometry > geometric space > [adjective] > having specific axes
biaxial1889
triaxal1891
coaxial1904
triaxial1924
the world > space > direction > [adjective] > in three mutually perpendicular directions
triaxial1951
1886 Proc. Zool. Soc. 21 Dec. 581 A regular triaxial network is formed.
1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief 110 The intercalation of triaxial spiculae, at the proper intervals or interspaces.
1924 J. G. A. Skerl tr. A. Wegener Orig. Continents & Oceans xiii. 202 In his latest work Helmert infers, from the distribution of the force of gravity on the earth's surface, that the earth is a triaxial ellipsoid.
1951 Engineering 14 Dec. 746/2 A state of triaxial stress, according to its severity, suppresses deformation by shear and makes cleavage more probable.
1975 Nature 31 Jan. 327/2 A single range triaxial fluxgate magnetometer capable of measuring fields up to 10 gauss along each orthogonal axis.
1978 Sci. Amer. Jan. 48/2 The criterion of triaxial motion meant that a ball-and-socket arrangement would be the best means of achieving a mechanical interlock between components.
Derivatives
ˌtriaxiˈality n. triaxial nature.
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the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [noun] > central line, plane, or point > state of having specific number or types of axes
coaxality1863
triaxiality1970
1970 Nature 14 Mar. 1008/2 Because of triaxiality the Moon theoretically has three free oscillations with periods of about 1, 40 and 800 months in the directions of its axes.
1972 Physics Bull. Nov. 669/1 There are clearly cases when the micromode of fracture is dependent on triaxiality of stress and very sensitive to temperature or strain rate.
triˈaxially adv.
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the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adverb] > number or type of axes
coaxially1881
triaxially1982
1982 Sci. Amer. May 116 c/1 (advt.) By means of a triaxially stabilized altitude control system, it..directs the solar panels towards the sun.
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