abaxial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /æbˈæk.si.əl/ (General-American)
- /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab-bor. English ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English axial English abaxial From ab- (“away from”) + axial (“axis”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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.
The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 7:
- (not-comparable) Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abaxile | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
dorsal (on the back of an animal) · eccentric
Translations (11)
pt abaxial (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · ga allaiseach (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · hu abaxiális (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · fi abaksiaalinen (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · pl odosiowy (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · nl dorsaal (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · ml അപാക്ഷം (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · cs nesouosý (off the axis) · hu levélfonák (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · nl abaxiaal (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) · ml അബാക്സിയൽ (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line)