abaxial

English

Alternative forms

• abaxile

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/ or IPA^(key): /æbˈæk.si.əl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (Canada):

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• Hyphenation US: ab‧ax‧i‧al, UK: ab‧ax‧ial

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[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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• adaxial

Derived terms

• abaxially

 

Translations

botany, zoology: of a side away from central line

• Dutch: abaxiaal (nl), dorsaal (nl)
• Finnish: abaksiaalinen (fi)
• Hungarian: levélfonák, abaxiális
• Irish: allaiseach
• Malayalam: അബാക്സിയൽ (abāksiyal), അപാക്ഷം (apākṣaṁ)
• Polish: odosiowy
• Portuguese: abaxial (pt)

off the axis

• Czech: nesouosý

Catalan

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βək.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bək.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.bak.siˈal]

Adjective

abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxials)

1. abaxial

Further reading

• “abaxial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “abaxial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bak.sjal/

• Audio:

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Adjective

abaxial (plural abaxiaux)

1. abaxial

Galician

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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)

German

Etymology

From Latin ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apʔaˈksi̯aːl/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Berlin):

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Adjective

abaxial (strong nominative masculine singular abaxialer, not comparable)

1. abaxial

Declension

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bak.siˈaw/ [a.bak.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /a.bakˈsjaw/ [a.bakˈsjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈksjal/ [ɐ.βɐˈksjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈksjal/ [ɐ.βɐˈksjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈksja.li/ [ɐ.βɐˈksja.li]

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

Adjective

abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French abaxial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abakˈsjal/

Adjective

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

1. abaxial

Declension

		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

Spanish

Etymology

From ab- +‎ axial.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

abaxial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaxiales)

1. abaxial

Derived terms

• abaxialmente