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# axial

«axial» in Mova's school dictionary: **About an axis: the line around which something turns or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (axial)

### meaning for a pupil

About an axis: the line around which something turns or which runs through its middle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/axial/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and geography: Earth's axial tilt (about 23.5°) causes the seasons. In maths, axial symmetry is reflection symmetry about a line. Phrases: «axial tilt», «axial rotation».

### examples

- Earth's axial tilt gives us seasons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/axial/#x1)
- The fan has axial blades. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/axial/#x2)
- A butterfly shape shows axial symmetry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/axial/#x3)
- Axial rotation of Earth causes day and night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/axial/#x4)
- The planet's axial spin takes 24 hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/axial/#x5)
- Draw the axial line of symmetry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/axial/#x6)

### note

From «axis» (plural: axes). Myth trap: seasons come from axial tilt, not from Earth being closer to the Sun.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «axial» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/axial/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.