axial

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈæksi.əl/

Adjective

axial

1. Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
2. (anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ

   the axial skeleton

   the axial bones

3. (botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.

   The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.

Related terms

• axiality
• axially

Translations

• French: axial
• German: axial
• Russian: осево́й
• Spanish: axial

Translations

• French: axial

Translations

• French: axial

Noun

axial (plural axials)

1. (ornithology) A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
2. (dentistry) A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.

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