adjective
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relating to, forming, or characteristic of an axis
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situated in, on, or along an axis
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Origin of axial
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Three axial flux motors are capable of delivering 1,153 horsepower and are also capable of going from zero to 60 miles per hour in about two seconds.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Meanwhile, Mercedes AMG recently demonstrated a concept car with a novel, axial flux, 1,000+ horsepower electric motor that weighs a mere 28 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
According to NASA, every planet in our solar system has an axial tilt, but some are more pronounced than others.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
"The female has a proportionally longer axial skeleton -- a longer neck and trunk -- and are more sloped in appearance, while the males are more vertical."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024
But the author was strangely silent on such details–indeed, silent on everything but anticlines, synclines, axial faults, and the like.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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