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axial

[ ak-see-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis:

    an axial relationship.

  2. situated in or on an axis.


axial

/ ˈæɪə /

adjective

  1. relating to, forming, or characteristic of an axis
  2. situated in, on, or along an axis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ澱, adverb
  • ˌ澱ˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i·i·ٲ noun
  • i·· adverb
  • t·i· adjective
  • ܱt·i· adjective
  • multi·i·· adverb
  • ܲ·i· adjective
  • sub·i·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of axial1

First recorded in 1840–50; axi- + -al 1
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According to NASA, every planet in our solar system has an axial tilt, but some are more pronounced than others.

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This finding may be especially important given that axial symptoms, such as gait or postural stability problems, typically do not respond well to DBS and existing dopaminergic therapies, such as levodopa.

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"The female has a proportionally longer axial skeleton -- a longer neck and trunk -- and are more sloped in appearance, while the males are more vertical."

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The researchers explained that, unlike our own hips where our bones fit tightly together, the connection between the pelvis and axial skeleton of Tiktaalik was likely a soft-tissue connection made of ligaments.

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“How odd of God to choose the Jews,” quipped William Norman Ewer a century ago, capturing the mix of antipathy and admiration they have provoked ever since Judaism prompted its “axial” break in Western consciousness.

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