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axial

  • /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/ UK
  • /ˈæk.si.əl/ US

adjective more axial · most axial · axical

  1. Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis The axial asymmetry of Mercury's inertia ellipsoid may result in a torque that counterbalances the tidal torque
  2. Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ the axial skeleton
  3. In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis. The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.
  4. physical Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.

noun axials · axical

  1. A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
  2. A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lengthwise, lengthways, axile, axis, line, servo, pivotal, end, axle, atlanto, core, focal, principal, central, centric, key

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adj of or pertaining to an axis

Españolaxial, axil
Françaisaxial
Deutschaxial, achsig
Italianoassiale
Ελληνικάαξονικός axonikós
Românăaxial, axială
Русскийосево́й osevój
العربيةمِحْوَرِيّ miḥwariyy

adj belonging to the axis of the body

Françaisaxial

adj botany: in the same direction as the axis

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@misc{axial_2026,
  title = {axial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/axial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}