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Etymology edit

para- +‎ axial

Adjective edit

paraxial (not comparable)

  1. (embryology) Lateral to the neural tube.
    paraxial mesoderm
  2. (physics) Near an optical axis.
    paraxial radiation
  3. (mathematics) Parallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system.
    paraxial rectangle

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French paraxial.

Adjective edit

paraxial m or n (feminine singular paraxială, masculine plural paraxiali, feminine and neuter plural paraxiale)

  1. paraxial

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