Axial

noun

/ˈæksi.əl/

Word Frequency: 6.5

Definitions

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

2.nounA plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.

3.adjectiveRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis

4.adjectiveBelonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ

"the axial bones"

5.adjectiveIn the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.

"The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements."

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