axial

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In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Meanwhile, Mercedes AMG recently demonstrated a concept car with a novel, axial flux, 1,000+ horsepower electric motor that weighs a mere 28 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

According to NASA, every planet in our solar system has an axial tilt, but some are more pronounced than others.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

"The female has a proportionally longer axial skeleton -- a longer neck and trunk -- and are more sloped in appearance, while the males are more vertical."

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

But the author was strangely silent on such details–indeed, silent on everything but anticlines, synclines, axial faults, and the like.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson