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axel.

a shoulder

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/¹aksɛl/

  1. a shoulder

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish axl, from Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.

noun/¹aksɛl/

  1. an axis; an imagined line about which something rotates

    common-gender

  2. an axle; a rod around which a wheel turns

    common-gender

  3. a driveshaft; a rotating rod which transfers torque from a motor to a place where it can be applied

    common-gender

  4. an axis; as in coordinate axis

    common-gender
    den reella axeln

  5. a jump in figure skating with one (or more) and a half turns in the air.

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish axul, from Old Norse ǫxull. Related to Latin axis.

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