axial

Meaning

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. (physical) 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.

Synonyms

longitudinal

axile

pivotal

in-line

lengthwise

linear

turning point

axial direction

centraxonial

axillary

axis

lengthways

Translations

axial

assiale

axial

axial

αξονικός

axial

axial

mittig

eksenel

Achsen-

Axial-

in Achsenrichtung

aksiyal

achsen-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæk.sɪ.əl/

Etymology

From axis + -al.