axial
nounEtymology From axis + -al.
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Biology, Natural sciences, Ornithology A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
axial
adjUK /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/ · US /ˈæk.si.əl/
Etymology From axis + -al.
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Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- The axial asymmetry of Mercury's inertia ellipsoid may result in a torque that counterbalances the tidal torque1965 November 6, G. Colombo, “Rotational Period of the Planet Mercury”, in Nature, volume 208, number 575, →DOI:
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
- the axial skeleton
- the axial bones
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- Among the hypothesized diagnoses was metastatic carcinoma. In metastatic cancer, metastases are most frequent in the axial skeleton and are rare in the distal parts of the appendicular skeleton[…].2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 27:
- The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Physical Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.
- Derived terms
46 terms
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