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axial
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axial /ax·i·al/ (ak´se-al) of or pertaining to the axis of a structure or part.
ax·i·al (ks-l)
adj.
1. Relating to or characterized by an axis; axile.
2. Relating to or situated in the head and trunk region of the body.
3. Relating to or parallel with the long axis of a tooth.
Axial
A straight line passing through a spherical body between its two poles and about which the body may revolve.
Mentioned in: Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia
axial (A)
[ak′sē·əl]
Etymology: Gk, axon, axle
1 pertaining to or situated on the axis of a body structure or part.
2 (in dentistry) relating to the long axis of a tooth.
axial
1. pertaining to or deriving from an axis.
2. pertaining to or deriving from the axis bone of the vertebral column. See also axis.
axial rotation
in chiropractic terms, the rotation of the vertebral column around the horizontal axis (Z-axis).
axial skeleton
the skeleton of the head and trunk.


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Routes through the galleries are arranged to encourage wandering, with some openings arranged enfilade, but with occasional departures from axiality.
Boxing with light: Tadao Ando's new museum at Fort Worth both learns ... by Morant, Roger / The Architectural Review
Its top would become wind-pruned like the surrounding vegetation; the introduction of this irregular natural form would have added a vital complement to the axiality of the space and balanced its austerity, as well as providing summer shade to enable fuller use of the central area.
Heightened senses by Spence, Rory / The Architectural Review
It can be argued that axiality begins with the first rectangular room, for if it is other than square there is always a long axis and a short axis, and the longer is the more important.
Architecture and political legitimation by Jones, Peter Blundell / The Architectural Review
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