axial

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From axis +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/
    • Audio (Southern England):(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 parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

Translations

belonging to the axis of the body

See also

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

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈksi̯aːl/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

axial (strong nominative masculine singular axialer, not comparable)

  1. axial

Declension

Positive forms of axial (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist axial sie ist axial es ist axial sie sind axial
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative axialer axiale axiales axiale
genitive axialen axialer axialen axialer
dative axialem axialer axialem axialen
accusative axialen axiale axiales axiale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der axiale die axiale das axiale die axialen
genitive des axialen der axialen des axialen der axialen
dative dem axialen der axialen dem axialen den axialen
accusative den axialen die axiale das axiale die axialen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein axialer eine axiale ein axiales (keine) axialen
genitive eines axialen einer axialen eines axialen (keiner) axialen
dative einem axialen einer axialen einem axialen (keinen) axialen
accusative einen axialen eine axiale ein axiales (keine) axialen

Derived terms

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)

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French axial.

Adjective

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

  1. axial

Declension

Declension of axial
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite axial axială axiali axiale
definite axialul axiala axialii axialele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite axial axiale axiali axiale
definite axialului axialei axialilor axialelor

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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