axial
/ˈæk.si.əl/ adjective C1- Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ · the axial skeleton· the axial bones
- In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis. · The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.
- Oriented parallel to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See Axial bond.
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