English Explanatory Dictionary

axial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
  2. Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
  3. In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
  4. Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.
noun
  1. A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
  2. A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.

Pronunciation

/ˈæk.sɪ.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-axial.wav /ˈæk.si.əl/

Word forms

axial more axial most axial axical axials

Etymology

From axis + -al.

Related words

abaxial adaxial biaxial coaxial multiaxial triaxial uniaxial

Derived words

antiaxial atlantoaxial axial chirality axiality axial lead axial lobe axially axial mining axial plane axial point axial precession axial tilt axial vector axipolar buccoaxial co-axial computed axial tomography diaxial epaxial equiaxial extraaxial hexaxial hypaxial hypoaxial interaxial intraaxial mesoaxial microaxial monaxial monoaxial neuroaxial nonaxial occipitoaxial orthaxial paraxial periaxial pluriaxial polyaxial postaxial preaxial pseudoaxial quadriaxial subaxial tetraxial transaxial tri-axial
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