axial direction
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axial
adjective
uk/ˈæk.si.əl/us/ˈæk.si.əl/
mathematics
relating to or around a real or imaginary straight line going through the centre of an object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two ...
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direction
noun
uk/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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(Definition ofaxialanddirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The streams of the coronal plasma are found to be nonuniform in theaxialdirection.
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Results have demonstrated that the magnetic field configuration creates an electron trap in front of the target surface along theaxialdirection.
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This decrease, however, is opposed by an increase in pressure due to the concave curvature in theaxialdirection.
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It is supposed that the fluid extends to infinity in theaxialdirectionupstream and downstream, but has a rigid cylindrical boundary of finite diameter.
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At short times, other modes also contribute and this may explain why the observed wavelength of the jet changes along theaxialdirection.
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The instability leading to the collapse is thought to be two-dimensional as no three-dimensional disturbances (in theaxialdirection) were observed.
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It was convenient to keep the balance in a fixed position and to move the centre body or the step in theaxialdirection.
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From the results in these figures, we conclude that plasma flow in theaxialdirectionis the main dynamical feature of the discharge.
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There is a large drop in the wall shear stress in theaxialdirection, while the secondary wall shear stress in the spanwise direction increases.
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Of course, electrons with velocity component directs along theaxialdirectionare not trapped.
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In these calculations, we assumed the ellipsosomes to be spherically symmetrical so that our side-on measurements were presumed valid in theaxialdirection.
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In the problem, we assume a rubber belt is flexible enough in theaxialdirectionto be stretched up to a necessary extent.
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We expect the dominant stress in an extensional flow of a cylindrical filament to be in theaxialdirection.
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In theaxialdirection, however, the spot can continue to destabilize its neighbourhood, and grow as before.
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The supersonic coronal plasma streams converge on the axis forming a standing conical shock, which redirects and collimates the flow in theaxialdirection.
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These conditions allow for almost uniform energy deposition along the radial as well as theaxialdirection.
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