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Axial vs Appendage - What's the difference?

axial | appendage |

As an adjective axial

is of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.

As a noun appendage is

an external body part that projects from the body.

axial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.
  • Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones.
  • (botany) in the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
  • the secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements

    Coordinate terms

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    See also

    * abaxial * adaxial

    appendage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an external body part that projects from the body
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism
  • a part that is joined to something larger
  • Synonyms

    * extremity, member * outgrowth, process