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biaxial

biaxial

8.4
Having two main directions, for example in some crystals or materials
  • adjective
  • /baɪˈæksɪəl/
  • Specialized
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  • The LCF-2310 Series is a rugged, biaxial, fluid damped, flexure suspension servo inclinometer.
  • biaxial accelerometer
  • biaxial loading
  • biaxial mode

Examples

  • On the one hand, it provides translucency similar to natural teeth and, on the other, a biaxial strength of up to 400 MPa, which is almost three times as high as conventional glass-ceramic.

    Academic text (2016)
  • His contributions to testing the behavior of composites under biaxial loading and the development of biaxial failure criteria are especially noteworthy.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Biaxial loading is important because it affects the energy absorption characteristics of skin.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The team believed that this required a complete redesign of the static structure to avoid the source of biaxial contact stress, which had caused failures during engine testing.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Sacs inserted beneath the skin are slowly inflated over periods of weeks to months, putting the skin in biaxial tension and increasing its surface area.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Such behavior may indicate that a biaxial fatigue analysis is required when analyzing the probability of failure of joints such as those investigated here.

    Academic text (1993)
  • A total of nine channels were monitored; these included bilateral heel and toe switches, bilateral knee electrogoniometers, a biaxial accelerometer, and a tachometer.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Whole body accelerations were monitored with a miniature biaxial device used in a biaxial mode to register longitudinal (forward) and vertical axes of motion.

    Academic text (1991)
  • DIAGRAM: Figure 7a, b. The stress required to produce equivalent strain is greater for skin under biaxial loading (p > 0) as opposed to uniaxial loading (p = 0).

    Academic text (1992)
  • The engineer designed a biaxial system that allows the machine to operate more efficiently.

Synonyms

biaxate
vsbiaxial
  • Specialized
9.9

Having two axes or directions

has identical meaning but is a different word form

How Many Axes

biaxial
  • Specialized
8.4
uniaxial
  • Specialized
8.1

Surface Forms

biaxial positive

Morphology

biaxial = axial (transparent) = bi + ax + ial

The meaning is directly derived from 'axial' with the prefix 'bi-' indicating two axes.

Etymology

Biaxial comes from the parts bi- meaning 'two' and axis meaning 'a line through the middle', as in bicycle where bi- means 'two'. So, biaxial means 'having two axes', which is why we use it for crystals, machines, or materials that have two main directions of strength.