axial
(adjective) situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
axial
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation
axile, axial
(adjective) relating to or attached to the axis; “axial angle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
axial (comparative more axial, superlative most axial)
Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
(botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
axial (plural axials)
(ornithology) A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
(dentistry) A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.
Source: Wiktionary
Ax"i*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis. To take on an axial, and not an equatorial, direction. Nichol.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones. Axial line (Magnetism), the line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other. Faraday.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
