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Where does “multiaxial” come from?

multiaxial (English) comes from English axial, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

multiaxial (English): Having more than one axis

Definitions

  1. Having more than one axis

Ancestry of “multiaxial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaxialRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “multiaxial”

  • multiaxiality
  • multiaxially
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