axial

English

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Etymology

axis + -al

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/
    • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæk.si.əl/

Adjective

axial (comparative more axial, superlative most axial)

  1. Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
    • 1965 November 6, G. Colombo, “Rotational Period of the Planet Mercury”, in Nature, volume 208, number 575, →DOI:
      The axial asymmetry of Mercury's inertia ellipsoid may result in a torque that counterbalances the tidal torque
  2. (anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
    the axial skeleton
    the axial bones
  3. (botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
    The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.
  4. (physical chemistry, organic chemistry) oriented close to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.

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Noun

axial (plural axials)

  1. (ornithology) A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
  2. (dentistry) A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.

French

Etymology

From axe + -ial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.sjal/

Adjective

axial (feminine axiale, masculine plural axiaux, feminine plural axiales)

  1. axial

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈksi̯aːl/
  • (file)

Adjective

axial (strong nominative masculine singular axialer, not comparable)

  1. axial

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Further reading

  • axial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • axial” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ak.siˈaw/ [ak.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /akˈsjaw/ [akˈsjaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈksjal/ [ɐˈksjaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈksja.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧xi‧al

Adjective

axial m or f (plural axiais)

  1. axial (of or relating to an axis)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French axial.

Adjective

axial m or n (feminine singular axială, masculine plural axiali, feminine and neuter plural axiale)

  1. axial

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡˈsjal/ [aɣ̞ˈsjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧xial

Adjective

axial m or f (masculine and feminine plural axiales)

  1. axial
    Synonym: axil

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