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abaxial

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English ab-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der.
Proto-Italic *aksis
Latin axisbor.
English axis
English -al
English axial
English abaxial

    From ab- (“away from”) + axial (“axis”).

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    abaxial (not comparable)

    1. (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.][3]
      • 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:
        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.
    2. (botany) Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.[4]

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    1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
    2. ^ William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “abaxial”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 2.
    3. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abaxial”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
    4. ^ Jackson, Benjamin Daydon (1928), A glossary of botanic terms with their derivation and accent‎[1], Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, page 1

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    From ab- +‎ axial.

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    abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxials)

    1. abaxial

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    French

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      From ab- +‎ axial.

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      abaxial (plural abaxiaux)

      1. abaxial

      Galician

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        From ab- + axial.

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        • IPA(key): /abakˈsjal/ [aβ̞.ɑkˈs̺jɑɫ]
        • Rhymes: -al
        • Hyphenation: ab‧ax‧ial

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        abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)

        1. abaxial (that is not on the optical axis)
        2. (medicine) abaxial (which is outside the line considered the axis of an organ)

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          From Latin ab- +‎ axial.

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          abaxial (strong nominative masculine singular abaxialer, not comparable)

          1. abaxial

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          Positive forms of abaxial (uncomparable)
          number & gender singular plural
          masculine feminine neuter
          predicative er ist abaxial sie ist abaxial es ist abaxial sie sind abaxial
          strong declension
          (without article)           		nominative abaxialer abaxiale abaxiales abaxiale
          genitive abaxialen abaxialer abaxialen abaxialer
          dative abaxialem abaxialer abaxialem abaxialen
          accusative abaxialen abaxiale abaxiales abaxiale
          weak declension
          (with definite article)           		nominative der abaxiale die abaxiale das abaxiale die abaxialen
          genitive des abaxialen der abaxialen des abaxialen der abaxialen
          dative dem abaxialen der abaxialen dem abaxialen den abaxialen
          accusative den abaxialen die abaxiale das abaxiale die abaxialen
          mixed declension
          (with indefinite article)           		nominative ein abaxialer eine abaxiale ein abaxiales (keine) abaxialen
          genitive eines abaxialen einer abaxialen eines abaxialen (keiner) abaxialen
          dative einem abaxialen einer abaxialen einem abaxialen (keinen) abaxialen
          accusative einen abaxialen eine abaxiale ein abaxiales (keine) abaxialen

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          Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
          Proto-Indo-European *-o
          Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
          Proto-Italic *ap
          Latin abder.
          Latin ab-lbor.
          Portuguese ab-
          Portuguese axial
          Portuguese abaxial

            From ab- + axial.

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            • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bak.siˈaw/ [a.bak.siˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /a.bakˈsjaw/ [a.bakˈsjaʊ̯]
             
            • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈksjal/ [ɐ.βɐˈksjaɫ]
              • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈksja.li/

            • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
            • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧xi‧al

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            abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)

            1. (botany, zoology) abaxial (away from the axis)

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            Romanian

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            Borrowed from French abaxial.

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            • IPA(key): /abaksiˈal/
            • Rhymes: -al
            • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧xi‧ál

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            abaxial m or n (feminine singular abaxială, masculine plural abaxiali, feminine/neuter plural abaxiale)

            1. abaxial

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            Declension of abaxial
            singular plural
            masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
            nominative-
            accusative             		indefinite abaxial abaxială abaxiali abaxiale
            definite abaxialul abaxiala abaxialii abaxialele
            genitive-
            dative             		indefinite abaxial abaxiale abaxiali abaxiale
            definite abaxialului abaxialei abaxialilor abaxialelor

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              From ab- + axial.

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              • IPA(key): /abaɡˈsjal/ [a.β̞aɣ̞ˈsjal]
              • Rhymes: -al
              • Syllabification: a‧ba‧xial

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              abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxiales)

              1. abaxial

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