multiaxial

adjective

mul·ti·ax·i·al ˌməl-tē-ˈak-sē-əl

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: occurring along or operating in more than one axis

concrete subjected to multiaxial stress

the shoulder's multiaxial ball-and-socket joint

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In the immediate aftermath of Hamas’s creatively depraved, multiaxial attack in southern Israel, in which over 1,400 Israelis were butchered, more than 5,000 more were wounded, and another 200-plus were taken hostage by the terrorist group, President Joe Biden said and did all the right things. —

The Editors, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023 Over the last 4 years, the multiaxial nomenclature was presented at major meetings held in four continents... —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2016