Definition of "axial"

Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis  quotations  examples

(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ  examples

(botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.  examples

(chemistry) oriented close to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See w:Axial bond.  examples

(ornithology) A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.

(dentistry) A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.  examples