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Axial
Axial
has different meanings:
In
geometry
it means: along the same line as an
axis
(
coaxial
) or centerline:
parallel (geometry)
, contrary to
radial
or
perpendicular
In
anatomy
it relates to an
anatomical direction
of animals and humans.
In
music
it is a type of
modal frame
.
In
chemistry
it relates to the vertical axis of a flat
molecule
, the opposite of
equatorial
.
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