adj
Meaning 1
Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
axial
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/
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adj
Meaning 2
Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
- the axial skeleton
- the axial bones
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adj
Meaning 3
In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Examples
- The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.
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adj
Meaning 4
Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: physical
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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noun
Meaning 6
A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
Meaning 8
relating to or attached to the axis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- axial angle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: axile
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English -al English axial From axis + -al.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: առանցքային (aṙancʻkʻayin) — of or pertaining to an axis
- Bulgarian: осов (osov) — of or pertaining to an axis
- Bulgarian: аксиален (aksialen) — of or pertaining to an axis
- Catalan: axial — of or pertaining to an axis
- Czech: osový — of or pertaining to an axis
- Czech: axiální — of or pertaining to an axis
- Danish: aksial — of or pertaining to an axis
- Esperanto: aksa — of or pertaining to an axis
- Finnish: aksiaalinen — of or pertaining to an axis
- French: axial — of or pertaining to an axis
- German: axial — of or pertaining to an axis
- German: achsig — of or pertaining to an axis
- Greek: αξονικός (axonikós) — of or pertaining to an axis
- Irish: aiseach — of or pertaining to an axis
- Italian: assiale — of or pertaining to an axis
- Kazakh: өстік (östık) — of or pertaining to an axis
- Latin: articulatio — of or pertaining to an axis
- Norwegian Bokmål: aksial — of or pertaining to an axis
- Norwegian Nynorsk: aksial — of or pertaining to an axis
- Polish: osiowy — of or pertaining to an axis
- Romanian: axial — of or pertaining to an axis
- Romanian: axială — of or pertaining to an axis
- Russian: осево́й (osevój) — of or pertaining to an axis
- Spanish: axial — of or pertaining to an axis
- Spanish: axil — of or pertaining to an axis
- Finnish: aksiaalinen — belonging to the axis of the body
- French: axial — belonging to the axis of the body
- Irish: aiseach — belonging to the axis of the body
- Polish: osiowy — belonging to the axis of the body
- Finnish: aksiaalinen — botany: in the same direction as the axis
- French: axial — botany: in the same direction as the axis
- Irish: aiseach — botany: in the same direction as the axis
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