axial vs precious

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. 

precious

adj
  • Regarded with love or tenderness. 

  • Contrived to be cute or charming. 

  • Treated with too much reverence. 

  • Thorough; utter. 

  • Blasted; damned. 

  • Of high value or worth. 

noun
  • Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling. 

adv
  • Very; an intensifier. 

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