biaxial

1. 1.

   having two axes

   “biaxial crystals”

   Synonymsbiaxalbiaxate

Questions about biaxial

What does biaxial mean?

biaxial means "having two axes".

How many syllables are in biaxial?

biaxial has 4 syllables: bi-ax-i-al. The stress falls on "ax". In IPA it is /baɪˈæksiəl/.

What is another word for biaxial?

Close synonyms include biaxal, biaxate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is biaxial a common word?

biaxial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.