abaxial

== English == === Alternative forms === abaxile === Etymology === From ab- (“away from”) + axial (“axis”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/ or IPA(key): /æbˈæk.si.əl/ Hyphenation US: ab‧ax‧i‧al, UK: ab‧ax‧ial === Adjective === abaxial (not comparable) (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.] (botany) Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed. ==== Synonyms ==== (on the back of an animal): dorsal eccentric ==== Antonyms ==== adaxial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === From ab- +‎ axial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.βək.siˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.bək.siˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.bak.siˈal] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [a.βak.siˈal] === Adjective === abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxials) abaxial === Further reading === “abaxial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “abaxial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == French == === Etymology === From ab- +‎ axial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bak.sjal/ === Adjective === abaxial (plural abaxiaux) abaxial == Galician == === Etymology === From ab- + axial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abakˈsjal/ [aβ̞.ɑkˈs̺jɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: ab‧ax‧ial === Adjective === abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais) abaxial (that is not on the optical axis) (medicine) abaxial (which is outside the line considered the axis of an organ) == German == === Etymology === From Latin ab- +‎ axial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apʔaˈksi̯aːl/ === Adjective === abaxial (strong nominative masculine singular abaxialer, not comparable) abaxial ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === From ab- + axial. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: a‧ba‧xi‧al === Adjective === abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais) (botany, zoology) abaxial (away from the axis) === Further reading === “abaxial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “abaxial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French abaxial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abaksiˈal/ Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: a‧ba‧xi‧ál === Adjective === abaxial m or n (feminine singular abaxială, masculine plural abaxiali, feminine/neuter plural abaxiale) abaxial ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From ab- + axial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abaɡˈsjal/ [a.β̞aɣ̞ˈsjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: a‧ba‧xial === Adjective === abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxiales) abaxial ==== Derived terms ====