Defn: Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones. Axial line (Magnetism), the line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other. Faraday.
AXIALLY
Ax"i*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.
AXIL
Ax"il, n. Etym: [L. axilla. Cf. Axle.] (Bot.)
Defn: 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.
AXILE
Ax"ile, a.
Defn: Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed. Gray.
AXILLA
Ax*il"la, n.; pl. Axillae. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)
Defn: The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
2. (Bot.)