English Dictionary

axial

/ˈæk.sɪ.əl/

adj

Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis / (anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ / (botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.

意味（1）

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 torque

意味（2）

(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ

the axial skeleton

意味（3）

(botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.

The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.

意味（4）

(chemistry) oriented close to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See w:Axial bond.