How to Use axial in a Sentence

axial

adjective
  • The longer the eye’s axial length, the greater increase of myopia.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • These tanks are built to withstand the axial force of a vertical launch, but not a crash into the ocean.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Men are more likely to have axial arthritis symptoms, which are symptoms in the spine and pelvis.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Near the poles, the seasonal changes are more extreme, thanks to Earth’s axial tilt.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Seasons are all about axial tilt, whether the planet in orbit is tilted towards or away from the sun.
    — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2017
  • The researchers also looked at how much the axial length — measured from the cornea to the back of the eye — was changing over time.
    — NBC News, 1 Aug. 2021
  • The first jet engines were either centrifugal or axial-flow types.
    — Walter J. Boyne and Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 23 May 2021
  • The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year due to the Earth’s axial tilt.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The axial-flux front and rear motors are identical, and each weighs a mere 163 pounds.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Celeste adds that strong axial alignments bring a sense of order and ground the living spaces within the open floor plan.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 29 May 2024
  • The moon acts as an anchor, preventing the Earth from varying its axial tilt by more than a degree or two.
    — Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 22 June 2017
  • Instead the only noise in this long, flamingo-pink chamber is the whirring of the axial fans dangling from the ceiling.
    — Kate Peters, Popular Mechanics, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Our current boat uses an axial flux motor on top of the T foil that drives the struts down to a gearbox, which goes out to a prop.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • First, what would be the sun’s position in the sky if Earth had no axial tilt and its orbit were a perfect circle?
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
  • These vary because of the elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit and its axial tilt.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2019
  • Picture a traditional motor as a loaf of bread, and axial flux motor as a thick pancake.
    — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • The most likely effects in that scenario would be the lack of tides, no more eclipses, and an unstable axial tilt to the Earth.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Like Earth, Neptune has an axial tilt that causes seasonal changes on the planet.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2022
  • In one, the axial tilt and shape of the orbit combined in such a way as to create a very chaotic seasonal fluctuation.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The frequency can vary slightly due to the geometry of the Earth, moon and sun, as well as the Earth's axial tilt.
    — The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • There should be a strong formal axial relationship betwen Miami’s main street and its front yard.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Part of what sets the axial Higgs boson apart from the Higgs boson is its magnetic moment.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 June 2022
  • The neck is a special kind of axial joint that has to move in all different directions, and that lends itself to premature signs of aging and wrinkling.
    — Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire, 7 Oct. 2020
  • At these times, Earth’s axial tilt aligns in such a way that the solar wind can connect more efficiently with the planet’s magnetic field.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • What the researchers found was that a lower intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with more myopia and a longer axial length.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The ring-plane crossing is a combination of the orbital position and axial tilt of Saturn.
    — George Petras, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Saturn, like Earth, has a large axial tilt that is more than 26 degrees askew from the ecliptic plane in which all the major planets orbit.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In science-speak, this is thanks to its digital motor and an axial flow impeller, which together can push out 13 liters of air per second.
    — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Plants that solve such problems — those that can create or enhance key axial views in each season, extending the garden well beyond spring — are the ones that go on my shopping list.
    — Margaret Roach, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2021
  • Permanently shadowed craters never receive direct sunlight because of the moon's low axial tilt.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 May 2026

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