/ˈæk.sɪ.əl/, /ˈæk.si.əl/
- 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”
- Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
“the axial skeleton”
“the axial bones”
- In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
“The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.”
- physicalOriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.
- A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
- A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.
Formsmore axial(comparative) · most axial(superlative) · axical(alternative) · axials(plural)