Added 9 October 2026 axial /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words In Latin: articulatio Wiktionary adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about axial at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ the axial skeleton In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis. The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements. noun A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds. A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth. Related Words: lengthwiselengthwaysaxileaxislineservopivotalendaxleatlantocorefocal Back to today's word