Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [ak-suh l]
- /ˈæk səl/
- /æksl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ak-suh l]
- /ˈæk səl/
Definitions of axel word
- noun axel a jump in which the skater takes off from the forward outside edge of one skate, makes one and a half, two and a half, or three and a half turns in the air, and lands on the backward outside edge of the other skate 3
- noun axel a jump in figure skating in which the skater takes off from one skate, does one and a half turns in the air, and lands on the other skate, facing in the opposite direction but moving in the same direction 3
- noun axel a male given name. 1
- noun axel A jump with a forward takeoff from the forward outside edge of one skate to the backward outside edge of the other, with one and a half turns in the air. 1
- noun axel (figure skating) A jump with one (or more) and a half turns in the air. 0
- noun axel Misspelling of axle. 0
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Origin of axel
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; after Axel Paulsen (1855-1938), Norwegian figure skater, who popularized the maneuver
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Parts of speech for Axel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
axel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
axel usage trend in Literature
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