different between adaxial vs abaxial

English

Etymology

ad- +? axial

Adjective

adaxial (not comparable)

1. (botany) On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
2. (developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.

   In zebrafish, the adaxial cells are precursors to the embryonic slow muscle fibers.

Antonyms

• abaxial

Derived terms

• adaxialize

Translations

German

Adjective

adaxial (not comparable)

1. adaxial

Declension

Portuguese

Adjective

adaxial m or f (plural adaxiais, comparable)

1. (botany) adaxial (on the side that is towards the axis or central line)

Spanish

Adjective

adaxial (plural adaxiales)

1. adaxial

English

Alternative forms

• abaxile

Etymology

ab- (“away from”) +? axial (“axis”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æ?bæk.si.?l/ or IPA^(key): /æb?æk.si.?l/
• 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.]
2. 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

Translations

References

Catalan

Etymology

From ab- +? axial.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?.b?k.si?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.bak.si?al/

Adjective

abaxial (masculine and feminine plural abaxials)

1. abaxial

Further reading

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

French

Etymology

From ab- +? axial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bak.sjal/

Adjective

abaxial (plural abaxials)

1. abaxial

Galician

Etymology

From ab- +? axial.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais)

1. abaxial

German

Etymology

From ab- +? axial, or rather from ab- + axial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap?a?ksi?a?l/

Adjective

abaxial (not comparable)

1. abaxial

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- +? axial.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /abak(i)si?aw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /???k?sjal/

Adjective

abaxial m or f (plural abaxiais, comparable)

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abak?sjal/

Adjective

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

1. abaxial

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From ab- +? axial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aba??sjal/, [a.??a???sjal]
• Hyphenation: a?ba?xial

Adjective

abaxial (plural abaxiales)

1. abaxial