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
• Greenworks is offering major discounts on some of their most popular items including the best-ever deal on the brand’s cordless axial leaf blower.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024