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- [ak-suh l]
- /ˈæk səl/
- /ˈæk.sl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ak-suh l]
- /ˈæk səl/
Definitions of axle word
- countable noun axle An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a car or other vehicle. 3
- noun axle a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves 3
- noun axle a rod on which a wheel turns, or one connected to a wheel so that they turn together 3
- noun axle a bar connecting two opposite wheels, as of an automobile 3
- noun axle the spindle at either end of such a bar 3
- noun axle An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a vehicle. 3
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Origin of axle
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English axel, Old English eaxl shoulder, crossbeam (in eaxle-gespann); cognate with Old Frisian ax(e)le, Old Saxon ahsla, Old High German ahsala shoulder (German Achsel), Old Norse ǫxl, Latin āla (< derivative of *akslā)
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Parts of speech for Axle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
axle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
axle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for axle
noun axle
- gudgeon — Machinery. a trunnion.
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- pin — Personal Identification Number
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- rod — a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney.
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