axial vs mid

axial

adj
  • Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis 

  • Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ 

  • In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis. 

  • oriented close to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See w:Axial bond. 

noun
  • A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth. 

  • A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds. 

mid

adj
  • Denoting the middle part. 

  • Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ]. 

  • Trashy; low-quality. 

  • Of mediocre quality. 

  • Of marijuana, midgrade. 

  • Occupying a middle position; middle. 

prep
  • Amid. 

  • With. 

noun
  • A mid-range. 

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