axial
Of the spine
Axial means relating to or arranged around an axis—an imaginary line through the center of something.
In anatomy, the axial skeleton comprises the skull, spine, and ribcage, forming the body's central column.
Axial rotation is spinning around a central line: The earth's axial tilt causes the seasons.
The term appears in engineering, biology, and physics to describe alignment along a core axis.
Along the longer dimension
- alignedArranged in proper position
- lengthwiseAlong the longer dimension
- concentricSharing one center
- parallelEquidistant at all points
perpendicular · collinear · rectilinear · directional · symmetrical · radial · transverse · orientation
In the middle, primary
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- crucialOf supreme importance
- coreCentral essential portion
- keyLock-opening device
essential · fundamental · primary · vital · integral · critical · decisive · paramount
Column of vertebrae
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- skeletalOf or like bones
- craniumSkull bone structure
- skullHead's bone casing
torso · midline · cervical · thoracic · lumbar · sacral · coccyx · notochord
Rapid rotation around axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- torqueRotational force measurement
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
revolve · swivel · spindle · centrifuge · propeller · shaft · bearing · rotor
Sustaining structural mass
- columnVertical structural element
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- beamStructural support member
core · framework · chassis · reinforcement · compression · tension · cantilever · pillar
longitudinal
Along the longer dimension
- alignedArranged in proper position
- lengthwiseAlong the longer dimension
- concentricSharing one center
parallel · perpendicular · collinear · rectilinear · directional · symmetrical · radial · transverse · orientation · coordinates
central
In the middle, primary
key · essential · fundamental · primary · vital · integral · critical · decisive · paramount · focal
spine
Column of vertebrae
skull · torso · midline · cervical · thoracic · lumbar · sacral · coccyx · notochord · spinal cord
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- torqueRotational force measurement
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
turbine · revolve · swivel · spindle · centrifuge · propeller · shaft · bearing · rotor · pivot
load-bearing
Sustaining structural mass
beam · core · framework · chassis · reinforcement · compression · tension · cantilever · pillar · buttress
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- shape wordsround, circular, oval, angular, curved
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- symmetrybilateral, mirror symmetry, radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry
- CT imagingscan, slice, gantry, detector, helical
axialradial
Emanating from center
transverse · lateral · perpendicular · crosswise · tangential
axialperipheral
External computer add-on
appendicular · distal · marginal · lateral · external
- axis of evilNamed hostile state grouping
- rotational axisCenter of revolution
- horizontal axisFlat orientation line
- Axis forcesWWII's fascist military coalition
- off axis
- axial lengthEye's front-to-back span