English
axel
see also: Axel
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈæk.səl/
Noun

axel (plural axels)

  1. (figure skating) A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.
    Synonyms: axel jump
    • 1991, Harvard Magazine, Volume 94, page 44 ↗,
      Wylie, however, landed his Olympic axels beautifully and electrified the crowd as he capped a skating career that began at age three in Aspen, Colorado, when he followed two older sisters onto the ice.
    • 1997, Beverley Smith, A Year in Figure Skating, page 115 ↗,
      Men had to do triple Axels or at least attempt them with tenacity.
    • 2005, Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, Volume 30, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=G6BNAQAAIAAJ&q=%22compared+single,+double,+and+triple+axels%22&dq=%22compared+single,+double,+and+triple+axels%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG2NPn7M_PAhVB9WMKHaGaDUkQ6AEIKDAA page 746],
      […] King et al. (1994) and King (1997) compared single, double, and triple axels of junior and senior level skaters; Albert and Miller (1996) compared single and double axels of “good” figure skaters; […] .
Noun
  1. Misspelling of axle
    • 1755, "A Country Gentleman", A New System of Agriculture; Or, A Plain, Easy, and Demonſtrative Method of ſpeedily growing Rich, page 177 ↗,
      This end of the Axel is to be faſten'd into a Wheel, exactly like thoſe, which are us'd in many Places, for the roaſting Meat.
    • 1900, Municipal Reports of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, page 85 ↗,
      Ten 4-wheel hose wagons, three with ballbearing axels and one with roller-bearing axels, all manufactured in the city.
    • 1944, Private and Local Acts Passed by the Legislature of Wisconsin, Publisher not identified, page 627 ↗,
      The gross weight on any 2 or more axels shall not exceed 26,000 pounds plus 1,000 pounds for each foot of distance measured longitudinally to the nearest foot between the foremost and rearmost of the axels under consideration.
Axel
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈæksəl/
Proper noun
  1. A male given name in quiet use since the 19th century.
Translations

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