axial vs midway

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. 

midway

adj
  • Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle. 

noun
  • The middle; the midst. 

  • The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated. 

  • The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned 

  • A middle way or manner; a mean or middle course between extremes. 

adv
  • Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points 

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