axial

Plural: axials

Adjective

• of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation
• relating to or attached to the axis
  • "axial angle"

Adjective Satellite

• situated on or along or in the direction of an axis

Adj

• Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
• Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
• In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
• Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.

Noun

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

Examples

• "the axial bones"
• "the axial skeleton"
• "The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements."

Synonyms

axile

Related Words

abaxial, adaxial, biaxial, coaxial, multiaxial, triaxial, uniaxial

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