uniaxial

[yoo-nee-ak-see-uhl]

u·ni·ax·i·al

[yoo-nee-ak-see-uhl]
adjective
1.
having one axis.
2.
Crystallography. (of a crystal) having one direction in which double refraction does not occur.
3.
Botany. (of a plant) having a primary stem that does not branch and that terminates in a flower.

Origin:
1820–30; uni- + axial

u·ni·ax·i·al·ly, adverb
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Uniaxial has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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uniaxial (ˌjuːnɪˈæksɪəl)
 
adj
1.  (esp of plants) having an unbranched main axis
2.  (of a crystal) having only one direction along which double refraction of light does not occur
 
uni'axially
 
adv

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