Axial may refer to: * one of the anatomical directions describing relationships in an animal body * In geometry: :* a geometric term of location :* an axis of rotation * In chemistry, referring to an

axial bond In organic chemistry, cyclohexane conformations are any of several three-dimensional shapes adopted by molecules of cyclohexane. Because many compounds feature structurally similar six-membered rings, the structure and dynamics of cyclohexane ar ...

* a type of

modal frame A modal frame in music is "a number of types permeating and unifying Music of Africa, African, Music of Europe, European, and Music of the United States, American song" and melody., quoted in Richard Middleton (1990/2002). ''Studying Popular Musi ...

, in music *

axial-flow An axial compressor is a gas compressor that can continuously pressurize gases. It is a rotating, airfoil-based compressor in which the gas or working fluid principally flows parallel to the axis of rotation, or axially. This differs from other ...

, a type of fan * the

Axial age Axial Age (also Axis Age, from german: Achsenzeit) is a term coined by German philosopher Karl Jaspers. It refers to broad changes in religious and philosophical thought that occurred in a variety of locations from about the 8th to the 3rd centu ...

in China, India, etc. *

Axial Seamount Axial Seamount (also Coaxial Seamount or Axial Volcano) is a seamount and submarine volcano in the Pacific Ocean, located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, approximately west of Cannon Beach, Oregon. Standing high, Axial Seamount is the youngest volc ...

and submarine volcano off Oregon, USA *

Axial, Colorado Axial is an extinct town in Moffat County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The GNIS The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features through ...

, a ghost town

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