axial
Origin of axial
1Other words from axial
- ax·i·al·i·ty, noun
- ax·i·al·ly, adverb
- in·ter·ax·i·al, adjective
- mul·ti·ax·i·al, adjective
- mul·ti·ax·i·al·ly, adverb
- sub·ax·i·al, adjective
- sub·ax·i·al·ly, adverb
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How to use axial in a sentence
One of the four ball-races is adjustable axially so that the bearing may run without any shake.
In the Lizards there are patches of colour placed axially, while each patch covers a number of scales.
Colouration in Animals and Plants | Alfred TylorWhen an ordinary magnetic body was similarly suspended, it always set axially, that is, from pole to pole.
Faraday As A Discoverer | John TyndallBodies that point axially, or are paramagnetic, like a suspended needle.
The Boy's Playbook of Science | John Henry PepperEven arguing that a whirlwind may stand still axially, it discharges tangentially.
The Book of the Damned | Charles Fort
British Dictionary definitions for axial
/ (ˈæksɪəl) /
relating to, forming, or characteristic of an axis
situated in, on, or along an axis
Derived forms of axial
- axiality, noun
- axially, adverb
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