Meaning & use
Biaxial
Last updated
Having, involving, or arranged around two axes.
See it in a sentence
The crystal shows biaxial optical properties, splitting light along two distinct directions.
Engineers tested the material's strength under biaxial stress in both directions at once.
A note on using this word
"Biaxial" is common in crystallography, optics, and materials science to describe structures or stresses acting along two axes rather than one.
Words with an opposite meaning
uniaxial
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Biaxial”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.