AXIAL
What does "AXIAL" mean?
Relating to, forming, or arranged along an axis.
Meanings
- Of, on, around, or along an axis. The drill applies axial force straight down the bit. technical
- In anatomy, relating to the central axis of the body (the head, neck, and trunk). The skull and spine form the axial skeleton. technical
Did you know?
- Your 'axial skeleton' - skull, spine, and rib cage - is exactly 80 bones, the central column distinct from the arms and legs of the appendicular skeleton.
- Earth's roughly 23.4-degree axial tilt, not its changing distance from the Sun, is what gives us seasons - the planet is actually closest to the Sun during northern winter.
Word origin
From Latin 'axis' ('axle, pivot') plus the suffix '-al'; the same 'axis' root behind 'axle' and the geometric 'axis'.
Remember it
AXIAL = AXIS + AL. Anything axial runs along or around an axis.
A little poem
The whole planet leans, twenty-three degrees,
and from that small tilt fall summer and snow.
Everything turns on an unseen line.
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Wordplay
- Why is the spine such a good leader? Everything else is just appendicular - the spine stays axial.
What it teaches
Great consequences hinge on small angles; tilt the axis a little and the seasons change.
Quick facts
What does AXIAL mean?
Relating to, forming, or arranged along an axis.
Is AXIAL a valid word?
Yes — AXIAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AXIAL?
AXIAL has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does AXIAL come from?
From Latin 'axis' ('axle, pivot') plus the suffix '-al'; the same 'axis' root behind 'axle' and the geometric 'axis'.
What can AXIAL teach us?
Great consequences hinge on small angles; tilt the axis a little and the seasons change.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.