Abactinally

Pronunciation: /əˌbækˈtaɪnəli/

Definitions of abactinally

adverb in a direction away from the axis or central part

Example Sentences

A1 The starfish moves abactinally to escape danger.

A2 The jellyfish swims abactinally to catch its prey.

B1 The sea anemone expands abactinally to capture food.

B2 The octopus propels itself abactinally through the water with its tentacles.

C1 The sea cucumber regenerates its body abactinally after being injured.

C2 The sea urchin's spines radiate abactinally from its central body.

Examples of abactinally in a Sentence

formal The anatomy of the starfish is typically described as having arms radiating abactinally from a central disk.

informal The starfish's arms spread out abactinally from its body.

slang The starfish looks like it's throwing up gang signs with its arms abactinally spread out.

figurative Her ideas were diverging abactinally from the group consensus.

Grammatical Forms of abactinally

• past tense: abactinally
• plural: abactinally
• comparative: more abactinally
• superlative: most abactinally
• present tense: abactinally
• future tense: will abactinally
• perfect tense: have abactinally
• continuous tense: am abactinally
• singular: abactinally
• positive degree: abactinally
• infinitive: to abactinally
• gerund: abactinally
• participle: abactinally

Origin and Evolution of abactinally

First Known Use: 1858 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'abactinally' originates from the Latin word 'abactinus', which means 'away from the axis'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of biology to describe the direction away from the main axis of an organism, the term 'abactinally' has since been adopted in other fields to convey the idea of movement or position away from a central point or axis.