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paraxial.

Lateral to the neural tube.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Lateral to the neural tube.

    not-comparable
    paraxial mesoderm
  2. Near an optical axis.

    not-comparable
    paraxial radiation
  3. Parallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system.

    not-comparable
    paraxial rectangle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English par- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English axial English paraxial From par- + axial.

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