axial

axial
1. [TA] Relating to an axis. SYN: axialis [TA], axile. 2. Relating to or situated in the central part of the body, in the head and trunk as distinguished from the limbs, e.g., a. skeleton. 3. In dentistry, relating to or parallel with the long axis of a tooth. 4. In radiology, an a. image is one obtained by rotating around the axis of the body, producing a transverse planar image, i.e., a section transverse to the axis.

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ax·i·al 'ak-sē-əl adj
1) of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an axis
2 a) situated around, in the direction of, on, or along an axis
b) extending in a direction essentially perpendicular to the plane of a cyclic structure (as of cyclohexane) <\axial hydrogens> compare EQUATORIAL

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ax·i·al (akґse-əl) of or pertaining to the axis of a structure or part, as the long axis of a tooth.

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  • axial — axial, iale, iaux [ aksjal, jo ] adj. • 1853; de axe ♦ Qui a rapport à l axe, qui est dans l axe. Direction axiale. Géogr. Plan axial, d un plissement, d un pli montagneux. Éclairage axial d une voie publique, au moyen d appareils placés dans l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • axial — AXIÁL, Ă, axiali, e, adj. Care se referă la o axă, care se află pe o axă, în raport cu o axă. [pr.: xi al] – Din fr. axial. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  axiál adj. m. (sil. xi al), pl. axiáli; f …   Dicționar Român

  • Axial — Ax i*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis. [1913 Webster] To take on an axial, and not an equatorial, direction. Nichol. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Belonging to the axis of the body; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Axial — has different meanings:* In geometry, it means: along the same line as an axis (coaxial) or centerline: parallel (geometry), contrary to radial, perpendicular or tangential * In anatomy, it relates to an anatomical direction of animals and humans …   Wikipedia

  • axial — adjetivo 1. Del eje: plano axial, simetría axial …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • axial — axial, ale (entrée créée par le supplément) (a ksi al, a l ) adj. Qui appartient à un axe, qui a le caractère d axe. •   Plusieurs des observateurs modernes ont décrit et représenté la duplicité du vaisseau axial de la branchie [de certains… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • axial — (Del fr. axial). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al eje. 2. Fundamental, central, principal …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Axial — Axiāl (vom lat. axis, Achse), auf die Achse bezüglich, in der Richtung der Achse …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • axial — 1. relativo al eje o situado sobre el eje de una estructura o una parte del cuerpo. 2. (en odontología) relativo al eje longitudinal de un diente …   Diccionario médico

  • axial — coaxial …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • axial — (adj.) pertaining to an axis, by 1825, from AXIS (Cf. axis) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Axially …   Etymology dictionary

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