Relating to, forming, or around an axis; positioned along or centered on a central line or point.
From Latin 'axis' (axle, pivot). Became common in English in the 1600s as science and mathematics used it to describe symmetry and rotation.
Your body has an 'axial' skeleton—the spine and rib cage run along your central axis like a pole!
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