a.
To take on an axial, and not an equatorial, direction. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]
Axial line (Magnetism),
adv. In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. axilla. Cf. Axle. ] (Bot.) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. Axillary. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Axil. ]
n. [ Named in allusion to the form of the crystals, fr. Gr. &unr_; an ax. ] (Min.) A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. axinomantia, Gr. &unr_; ax + -mancy. ] A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet. [ 1913 Webster ]