Biaxial vs. Diaxial — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Biaxial and Diaxial
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Definitions
Biaxial
Having two axes.
Diaxial
Having or relating to two axes; biaxial.
Biaxial
Having two axes.
Diaxial
Referring to a situation in which two substituents on a cyclohexane ring are both in axial position
Biaxial
Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)
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Biaxial
Having a value in two perpendicular directions. (In solid mechanics, it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions, though not necessarily equal in sign or magnitude.)
Biaxial
Having two axes;
Biaxial crystals