NYT Dictionary

BIAXIAL

/baɪˈæksiəl/
Adjectivebi-AX-i-albi-ax-i-al · 4 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025

Meaning

Having two axes.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- 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 biaxial From bi- + axial.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

biaxalbiaxatebicameralbicuspidbinomialbipartitebipedbisexual

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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