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axel

ax·el
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ak-suh l]
    • /ˈæk səl/
    • /æksl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

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