Definition of Axial

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation.

Partainyms: Axis
Derivative terms: Axis

2. Adjective. Relating to or attached to the axis. "Axial angle"
Exact synonyms: Axile
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology
Derivative terms: Axis
Partainyms: Axis, Axis

3. Adjective. Situated on or along or in the direction of an axis.
Similar to: Lengthways, Lengthwise
Derivative terms: Axis

Definition of Axial

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

Definition of Axial

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis. ¹

2. 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. ¹

3. Adjective. (botany) in the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Axial

1. pertaining to or forming an axis [adj] : AXIALLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Axial

1. Position as it relates to the CNS. Intra-axial is within the CNS, extra-axial is outside the CNS. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Axial

axels
axeman
axemen
axenic
axenic culture
axenically
axenization
axenizations
axerophthol
axes
axes of rotation
axhandle
axhandles
axhead
axheads
axial (current term)
axial ametropia
axial aneurysm
axial cataract
axial current
axial filament
axial hyperopia
axial lobe
axial lobes
axial motion
axial muscle
axial neuritis
axial pattern flap
axial plane

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