English - Alternative Forms

• abaxile

English - Etymology

ab- (“away from”) +‎ axial (“axis”).

English - Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/ or IPA^(key): /æbˈæk.si.əl/
• Hyphenation US: ab‧ax‧i‧al, UK: ab‧ax‧ial

English - Adjective

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 19^th century.]
   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, 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.

Synonyms

• (on the back of an animal): dorsal
• eccentric

Antonyms

• adaxial

Translations

English - References

1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 2
2. ^ William Morris (editor), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1971 [1969]; American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.; ISBN 0-395-09066-0), page 2
3. ^ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2

Portuguese - Adjective

abaxial m, f (plural abaxiais, comparable)

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

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