Axially
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis:
an axial relationship.
situated in or on an axis.
adjective
relating to, forming, or characteristic of an axis
situated in, on, or along an axis
adj.
“pertaining to an axis,” by 1825, from axis + -al (1). Related: Axially.
axial ax·i·al (āk’sē-əl)
adj.
Relating to or characterized by an axis; axile.
Relating to or situated in the head and trunk region of the body.
Relating to or parallel with the long axis of a tooth.
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axifugal axifugal ax·if·u·gal (āk-sĭf’yə-gəl, -sĭf’ə-) or ax·of·u·gal (-sŏf’yə-gəl, -sŏf’ə-, āk’sə-fyōō’gəl) adj. Directed away from an axon or axis. Relating to nerve impulses that move from the body of a nerve cell.
- Axil
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch. Historical Examples Is there always a bud in the axil where the leaf stalk joins the twig? Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets Various A lateral bud is one situated on the side of a twig in the axil of a […]
- Axile
in or of an axis. Historical Examples In Ericaceæ too, the axile placenta has been seen ovuliferous at the base and prolonged above into a leafy branch. Vegetable Teratology Maxwell T. Masters Capsule 3–5-celled with axile placent, loculicidal or circumscissile, many-seeded. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Asa Gray In malformed […]
- Axilemma
the membrane surrounding the axon of a nerve fiber. noun a variant spelling of axolemma
- Axilla
Anatomy. the armpit. Ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird. Botany. an axil. Historical Examples When attached in protected spots in the tender skin of the axilla or groin, they are often in dense clusters of a dozen or more. Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus Henry S. […]