How to Use axial in a Sentence

axial

adjective

• 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
• 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
• Near the poles, the seasonal changes are more extreme, thanks to Earth’s axial tilt.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Oct. 2019
• The axial-flux front and rear motors are identical, and each weighs a mere 163 pounds.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 12 Nov. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• These vary because of the elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit and its axial tilt.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2019
• 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
• Most astronomers believe that, about 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-size body knocked into our young planet, causing the axial tilt.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2019
• Like Earth, Neptune has an axial tilt that causes seasonal changes on the planet.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2022
• The first jet engines were either centrifugal or axial-flow types.
  — Walter J. Boyne and Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 23 May 2021
• Looking at the basic specs of the Magneto, there's an axial flux electric motor (hold the capacitor) that spins up to 5,250 rpm.
  — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2022
• This axial inductor has a number of turns of varnished copper wire wrapped around a ferrite form and soldered to copper leads on its two ends.
  — Eric Schlaepfer, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Pulling away in fuss-free silence seems odd after the fanfare of the BMW engines, but the mighty torque from the twin axial-flux motors is immediately apparent.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2022
• After that, Pluto’s axial tilt would cause more and more of its surface to be in shadow, making a worthwhile flyby unfeasible for decades to come.
  — Marcia Bartusiak, WSJ, 11 May 2018
• The PurSteam iron is designed with axial-aligned vents to ensure the maximum possible amount of vapor and the most ideal heat distribution.
  — Popular Science, 27 Dec. 2019
• Electric assistance comes from an advanced 164-hp axial-flux motor that sits between the V-6 and the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2022
• Nooner and his colleague William Chadwick had predicted that the half-mile-high Axial Seamount would erupt within 15 months, a forecast based on years of watching the volcano inflate and deflate.
  — National Geographic, 15 Dec. 2016
• The layout is the opposite of the current Penn Station — clear, intuitive, axial, with loads of electronic signage and wayfinding kiosks.
  — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2021
• Capped with a superb Guastavino vault, this axial spine makes the whole lower level accessible and the logic of the whole building easier to grasp.
  — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 7 May 2021
• The yellow-gold piece was produced in just 35 examples to celebrate the 35th anniversary of his renowned Co-axial escapement.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022
• The skull can also be placed in a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan, which provides a detailed image of the inside of the brain cavity.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
• The study found that redwoods in drier, southern areas have more axial shoots that are located higher up than on northern trees, which helps the former pull extra water from summer fog and light rain.
  — Ula Chrobak, Scientific American, 1 June 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024