Axial

Word AXIAL
Character 5
Hyphenation ax i al
Pronunciations /ˈæksi.əl/

Definitions and meanings of "Axial"

What do we mean by axial?

Relating to, characterized by, or forming an axis. adjective

Located on, around, or in the direction of an axis. adjective

A nerve running in a special groove on the floor of the main brachial groove and proceeding from the aboral or dorsal nervous system. It sends branches to the muscles of the arms and to the supposed sensory endings in the ectoderm.

The projection of the crystallographic axes of a given species, as used, for example, in the drawing of crystals.

In mathematics, an axial pencil. noun

Pertaining to or of the nature of an axis.

Situated in an axis or in the axis.

In anatomy, pertaining to the somatic as distinguished from the membral portions of the body; not appendicular.

In geology, forming the axis, central dominating portion, or crest of a mountain-range.

Sometimes axal.

Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis. adjective

Belonging to the axis of the body; ; or to the axis of any appendage or organ. adjective

The line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other. adjective

Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis. adjective

Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones. adjective

In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis. adjective

Relating to or attached to the axis adjective

Situated on or along or in the direction of an axis adjective

Of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation adjective

A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.

A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Axial

The word "axial" in example sentences

The phrase "axial age" has been used to describe the relatively brief period of time -- roughly 700 years -- when the great religions of the world arose: Hinduism and Buddhism in India; Confucianism a... ❋ Duane Elgin (2011)

The phrase "axial age" has been used to describe the relatively brief period of time -- roughly 700 years -- when the great religions of the world arose: Hinduism and Buddhism in India; Confucianism and Taoism in China; and monotheism in the Middle East. ❋ Duane Elgin (2011)

The period from roughly 900 BC to 200 BC is referred to as an "axial age" because it set the orientation or direction for spirituality for more than two thousand years into the future. ❋ Duane Elgin (2011)

For this reason, these machines are referred to as axial-flow turbines. ❋ Unknown (1985)

But there can be still another kind of axial tilt. ❋ Tom Godwin (1947)

CT scans, previously known as CAT scans (they dropped the word "axial"), are done with machines that look like MRI (magnetic something or other) machines, with your whole body in a wee little tunnel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And the question of the Axial Age, and the mysterious resemblance of the modern transition to such 'axial' periods in its explosive discontinuity, almost like a punctuated equilibrium, looms in the background making most sociological thinking inadequate to the task. ❋ Nemo (2010)

The centrifugal pump design permits rotation of the impeller at lower speeds (RPM) to achieve desired flows compared to other designs such as axial flow pumps. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, recent research is suggesting that the effects of global warming -- particularly the oceans -- could cause a change in the Earth's axial tilt. ❋ Anuradha K. Herath (2011)

The changes in insolation caused by shifts in axial tilt have an impact on atmospheric weather patterns such as monsoons. ❋ Anuradha K. Herath (2011)

"The 120-million-year-old specimen is thought to be the oldest example of a developmental anomaly known as axial bifurcation." ❋ Unknown (2009)

By the way, for the theory of evolution it is inexplicable that the axial rotation of three planets Venus, Uranus, and the dwarf planet Pluto is exactly opposite to the axial rotation of all the other planets and the sun. ❋ Ben Hobrink (2011)

These may have been during the ten plagues in Egypt (see Exodus 7–12), during the battle at Gibeon, in which the earth changed its axial rotation (see Joshua 10:13), and when the sun went back ten steps for Hezekiah (see 2 Kings 20:9–11). ❋ Ben Hobrink (2011)

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