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axial

axial

5 7.6
Along or around the central line that runs through an object like a rod
  • adjective
  • /ˈæksiəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : axial
  • The engineers designed an axial system for the turbine to improve efficiency.
  • axial movement
  • axial force
  • axial MRI

It's called VADM, virtual axial dipole moment.

Examples

  • The earth's axial tilt affects the changing seasons throughout the year.

  • However, the new form of consciousness is different from that of the First Axial Period.

    Academic text (2015)

  • This is Rome and the Forbidden City that have these axial relationships as you go through.

  • This is because magnetic field is an axial vector.

  • The next step was to find ways to improve axial circulation of the barrier fluid.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Everything matches: planet size, 23-degree axial tilt, distance from the Sun, orbital period.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The couplings have been designed to absorb axial deflections and have identical properties in either direction of rotation.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The structure of the CMC joint enables three different planes of motion: adduction-abduction, flexion-extension, and axial rotation.

    Academic text (2011)

  • During the anatomy lecture, we studied the axial skeleton, which supports the head and neck.

Synonyms

axile
vsaxial
  • Specialized
9.9

On or attached along a central line inside something

is identical in meaning but denotes the alternative established form

Compounds

computed axial tomography
  • Specialized
4.3

A medical scan that uses X-rays and a computer to make thin pictures of the inside of the body

computerized axial tomography
  • Specialized
4.8

A scan that uses X rays and a computer to make thin pictures of the inside of the body

computerized axial tomography scanner
  • Specialized
6.0

A machine that uses X-rays to make detailed 3D pictures of the inside of the body

axial flow turbine
  • Specialized
6.1

A machine with spinning blades that lets air or water flow along the shaft

axial motion
  • Specialized
6.9

Movement when something turns around its own middle like a spinning top

axial muscle
  • Specialized
6.8

A muscle in the trunk or head that moves and supports the spine

axial rotation
  • Specialized
6.5

Turning of an object around a line through its middle

axial skeleton
  • Specialized
4.6

Bones that form the head, spine, and chest and protect the brain and organs inside the chest

axial turbine
  • Specialized
6.8

A machine with blades that makes the shaft turn when air or gas flows along it

How Close

axial
  • Specialized
5 7.6
paraxial
  • Specialized
9.9
lateral
60 5.0
off-centered
  • US
5.5

Surface Forms

axial positive

Morphology

axial = axis (transparent) = axis + al

The adjective is a regular and clear derivation from 'axis' with the suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to an axis'.

Etymology

The word axial comes from the Latin word axis, which is like the English word axle and meant a 'central line', like the piece that turns a wheel. So, something axial is placed along or around that central line.