a. 1. Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

To take on an axial, and not an equatorial, direction. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

Axial line (Magnetism), the line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]

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.; pl. Axillae [ L. ] (Anat.) The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) An axil. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Axillary. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. pl. (Zool.) Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Axil. ] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil. “Axillary buds.” Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]