Axial

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Axial has different meanings: meaning

In geometry it means: along the same line as an axis (coaxial) or centerline: parallel (geometry), contrary to radial or perpendicular
In anatomy it relates to an anatomical direction of animals and humans.
In the skeletal system, the axial skeleton refers to the system of bones oriented vertically along the longitudinal axis.
In music it is a type of modal frame.
In chemistry it relates to an axial bond or the vertical axis of a flat molecule, the opposite of equatorial.
Historically, the Axial Age refers to the period from 800 to 200 b.c. during which intense intellectual development occurred in three different regions: China, India and the Occident.

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