In a sentence
Six example sentences with axial, each labelled with its topic.
Earth's axial tilt of roughly twenty three degrees is the reason a Norwegian June never really gets dark.
Science
Coaches watch for axial load on the spine, since a bar resting badly turns every squat into a compression problem.
Fitness
The tower's axial column carries the spiral stair, and every step turns around that single central shaft.
Architecture
An axial fan pushes air straight along its own shaft, which is why laptop coolers can be built so thin.
Technology
Shooting coaches want pure axial backspin, the ball turning around one steady line so it settles softly on the rim.
Basketball
A worn bearing gives the turntable an axial wobble, and the pitch drifts slightly once every revolution.
Music
Study axial until you keep it
Learn English words in sentences about topics you pick, with a quick quiz. With an account, words come back for review.
Found in these word lists
- Science Word ListAuthoritative
Each source is a published word list that contains axial. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.