axial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/ (UK)
- /ˈæk.si.əl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English axial From axis + -al.
Meanings
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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
1965 November 6, G. Colombo, “Rotational Period of the Planet Mercury”, in Nature, volume 208, number 575, →DOI:
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Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
the axial skeleton
the axial bones
Among the hypothesized diagnoses was metastatic carcinoma. In metastatic cancer, metastases are most frequent in the axial skeleton and are rare in the distal parts of the appendicular skeleton[…].
2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 27:
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In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.
- (physical) Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| axical | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more axial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most axial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mesoaxial · intraaxial · hypoaxial · equiaxial · axial lead · axipolar · nonaxial · hypaxial · tetraxial · microaxial · tri-axial · monaxial · periaxial · axiality · axial lobe · computed axial tomography · hexaxial · paraxial · monoaxial · interaxial · pluriaxial · quadriaxial · axial chirality · antiaxial · preaxial · polyaxial · axial mining · axially · epaxial · buccoaxial · transaxial · occipitoaxial · diaxial · orthaxial · atlantoaxial · co-axial · axial point · neuroaxial · postaxial · axial tilt · subaxial · axial vector · pseudoaxial · axial precession · axial plane · extraaxial
Relateds
biaxial · uniaxial · coaxial · multiaxial · triaxial · adaxial · abaxial
Translations (32)
fr axial (botany: in the same direction as the axis) · kk өстік (of or pertaining to an axis) · bg аксиален (of or pertaining to an axis) · de axial (of or pertaining to an axis) · cs axiální (of or pertaining to an axis) · nn aksial (of or pertaining to an axis) · bg осов (of or pertaining to an axis) · la articulatio (of or pertaining to an axis) · pl osiowy (belonging to the axis of the body) · ro axial (of or pertaining to an axis) · es axil (of or pertaining to an axis) · fi aksiaalinen (belonging to the axis of the body) · ga aiseach (of or pertaining to an axis) · ru осево́й (of or pertaining to an axis) · es axial (of or pertaining to an axis) · fi aksiaalinen (botany: in the same direction as the axis) · ga aiseach (belonging to the axis of the body) · pl osiowy (of or pertaining to an axis) · cs osový (of or pertaining to an axis) · it assiale (of or pertaining to an axis) · ro axială (of or pertaining to an axis) · ga aiseach (botany: in the same direction as the axis) · de achsig (of or pertaining to an axis) · eo aksa (of or pertaining to an axis) · nb aksial (of or pertaining to an axis) · fr axial (of or pertaining to an axis) · fi aksiaalinen (of or pertaining to an axis) · ca axial (of or pertaining to an axis) · fr axial (belonging to the axis of the body) · da aksial (of or pertaining to an axis) · el αξονικός (of or pertaining to an axis) · hy առանցքային (of or pertaining to an axis)