axial-flow

[ ak-see-uh l-floh ]

/ ˈæk si əlˈfloʊ /

adjective

having a fluid flow parallel to an axis of rotation, as in a turbine.

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Nearby words

axial point, axial skeleton, axial strain, axial stress, axial vector, axial-flow, axial-flow compressor, axially, axifugal, axil, axile

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