axially

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adverb

In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English axial →
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Meanings

adverbaxially (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.

    … a first countershaft gear drivingly and axially rearrangeably mounted on said countershaft, …

    1952 January 1, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, volume 654, number 1, page 289
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    PET images of the FDG distribution were reconstructed using a 4.0 mm Hanning filter transaxially and an 8.5 mm Ramp filter axially.

    2015 December 3, “Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain in Fabry Disease: A Nationwide, Long-Time, Prospective Follow-Up”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  3. Proto-Italic*aksis
  4. Latinaxis
  5. Englishaxis
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Englishaxial
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englishaxially

From axial + -ly.

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Translations

Esperanto akse
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Finnish aksiaalisesti
  • aksiaalisestiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

axially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axially

MLA

“axially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axially. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axially,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axially.

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