axel
/ˈæk.səl/
axel noun: a jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air. Also the misspelling of axle.
Noun
axel (plural axels)
- A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.
- 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.1991, Harvard Magazine, volume 94, page 44
- Men had to do triple Axels or at least attempt them with tenacity.1997, Beverley Smith, A Year in Figure Skating, page 115
- Synonyms:
- axel jump
Verb
axel (third-person singular simple present axels, present participle axeling or axelling, simple past and past participle axeled or axelled)
- To perform a jump of this kind.
Proper noun capitalized: Axel
Axel (plural Axels)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century.
- The riots began after misinformation circulated widely online about the identity and motives of the suspect in the Southport murders, who was named on Thursday as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana. The media had been unable to name the teenager, who was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents, because he is...2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian
- A surname.
Also used as
axel is also the misspelling of axle.
axel meaning in Kannada
axel in Kannada
- ಆಕ್ಸೆಲ್, ಆಕ್ಸೆಲ್ಗೆ, ಆಕ್ಸಲ್ಗೆ
Synonyms of axel
- axel jump
Forms of axel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | axels |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | axels |
| present participle | axeling |
| present participle | axelling |
| past participle | axeled |
| past | axeled |
| past participle | axelled |
| past | axelled |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Axels |
Origin of axel
Named after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.
From Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell, from Old Norse "god" + "cauldron, helmet", and Absalon was chosen as the nearest-sounding Christian equivalent, leading to the exchange of the middle consonants.
Words formed from axel
- double axel
- triple axel
- Axel Heiberg Island
Phrases with axel
Words that rhyme with axel
Questions about axel
- What does axel mean?
- Axel means a jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.
- What is axel in Kannada?
- Axel in Kannada is ಆಕ್ಸೆಲ್, ಆಕ್ಸೆಲ್ಗೆ, ಆಕ್ಸಲ್ಗೆ. See Axel meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is axel?
- Axel can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce axel?
- Axel is pronounced /ˈæk.səl/.
- What is the plural of axel?
- The plural of axel is axels.
Words near axel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: axel (page history and authors); Axel (page history and authors); axel (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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