biaxial

== English == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ axial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baɪˈæksiəl/ === Adjective === biaxial (not comparable) Having two axes. (mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid) Along two axes; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along two axes mapping the shape of the Earth onto a biaxial ellipsoid Having a value in two perpendicular directions. (In solid mechanics, it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions, though not necessarily equal in sign or magnitude.) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === coaxial monoaxial uniaxial triaxial == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French biaxial. === Adjective === biaxial m or n (feminine singular biaxială, masculine plural biaxiali, feminine/neuter plural biaxiale) biaxial ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Adjective === biaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural biaxiales) biaxial === Further reading === “biaxial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025