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biaxial Definition

bi·ax·ial (bī aksē əl)

adjective

  1. having two axes a biaxial joint
  2. designating a monoclinic, orthorhombic, or triclinic crystal that does not have birefringence along two axes

biaxial Related Forms
bi·axi·ally adverb
biaxial Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • loading: Biaxial loading of the mirrors is achieved by a combination of a uniform applied pressure and rectangular boundary conditions.
  • compression: Estimation of the local buckling stress under biaxial compression of an isotropic skin with fiber reinforced integral unflanged stiffeners.
  • strain: Sheet wide enough to be clamped on all edges undergoes balanced biaxial tensile strain over the center of the punch.
  • tension: This will be done for both uniaxial and biaxial tension later in the tutorial.
  • load: The relation between strain or stress and the Raman frequency tends to be linear under uniaxial and biaxial loads.
  • phase: This has shown that the biaxial nematic phase claimed to be formed by certain compounds is, in fact, uniaxial.

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