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Adjective: uniaxial  ,yoo-nee'ak-see-ul
  1. (biology) having only one axis of growth or symmetry
    "The uniaxial structure of the plant stem was evident"
     
  2. (crystallography) having only one optical axis
    "Uniaxial crystals exhibit different optical properties along different axes"

Encyclopedia: Uniaxial