Located around or surrounding an axis; relating to or moving around a central axis.
Combining circum- (around) with axial (relating to an axis, from Latin axis meaning center line or pivot). Used in geometry, anatomy, and engineering.
Circumaxial rotation is why spinning figure skaters pull their arms in—reducing circumaxial distance around their body's axis makes them spin faster, an elegant application of physics.
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