uniaxial

[ yoo-nee-ak-see-uhl ]

adjective

1. having one axis.
2. Crystallography. (of a crystal) having one direction in which double refraction does not occur.
3. Botany. (of a plant) having a primary stem that does not branch and that terminates in a flower.

uniaxial

/ ˌjuːnɪˈæksɪəl /

adjective

1. (esp of plants) having an unbranched main axis
2. (of a crystal) having only one direction along which double refraction of light does not occur

Derived Forms

• ˌuniˈaxially, adverb

Other Words From

• uni·axi·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of uniaxial¹

First recorded in 1820–30; uni- + axial

Example Sentences

"The possibility of actively controlling geometric frustration through uniaxial mechanical stress opens the door to undreamt-of manipulations of material properties 'by pushing a button'," summarises Andrej Pustogow.

From Science Daily

Starting from a kagome structure, the crystal lattice was deformed by uniaxial stress, which changed the magnetic interactions between the electrons.

From Science Daily

By contrast, Lorenz and colleagues’ ex vivo and in vitro experiments imparted only uniaxial cyclic stretch8.

From Nature

Observation of various and spontaneous magnetic Skyrmionic bubbles at room temperature in a frustrated kagome magnet with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy.

From Nature

All crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial or biaxial.

From Project Gutenberg