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The orbitals oriented along axis have electron density along the axis.

Orientation of $2\mathrm{p}$ orbitals are as follows:

Orientation of ${\mathrm{d}}_{{\mathrm{z}}^2}\& {\mathrm{d}}_{{\mathrm{x}}^2-{\mathrm{y}}^2}:$
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Thus, ${\mathrm{p}}_{\mathrm{x}},{\mathrm{p}}_{\mathrm{y}},{\mathrm{p}}_{\mathrm{z}},{\mathrm{d}}_{{\mathrm{z}}^2}\& {\mathrm{d}}_{{\mathrm{x}}^2-{\mathrm{y}}^2}$ are axial orbitals.

The orbitals ${\mathrm{d}}_{\mathrm{xy}},{\mathrm{d}}_{\mathrm{yz}} \mathrm{and} {\mathrm{d}}_{\mathrm{xz}}$ are oriented between the axis.