Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

axle

 - 4 dictionary results
Differential Axle Shafts
Stock replacement & Heavy Duty Axle Shafts for your Differential.
www.JawsGear.com
Axle
Vehicle Parts & Accessories! Bid on Axle.
www.eBay.com
Used Reman Axles Surplus
Quality axles at unbeatable prices Save with Weller
www.partsbyweller.com

ax⋅le

  [ak-suhl]
Use axle in a Sentence
–noun
1. Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
2. the spindle at either end of an axletree.
3. an axletree.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME axel, OE eaxl shoulder, crossbeam (in eaxle-gespann); c. OFris ax(e)le, OS ahsla, OHG ahsala shoulder (G Achsel), ON ǫxl, L āla (< deriv. of *akslā)

Related forms:
axled, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To axle
Differential Axle Shafts
Stock replacement & Heavy Duty Axle Shafts for your Differential.
www.JawsGear.com
Axle
Vehicle Parts & Accessories! Bid on Axle.
www.eBay.com
ax·le   (āk'səl)   
n.  

  1. A supporting shaft or member on or with which a wheel or a set of wheels revolves.

    1. The spindle of an axletree.

    2. Either end of an axletree.


[Middle English axel, from Old Norse öxull.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

axle 
M.E. axel-, from some combination of O.E. eax and O.N. öxull "axis," both from P.Gmc. *akhsulaz, from PIE *aks- "axis" (see axis). Found only in compound axle-tree before 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Computing Dictionary

AXLE
An early string processing language. Program consists of an assertion table which specifies patterns, and an imperative table which specifies replacements. "AXLE: An Axiomatic Language for String Transformations", K. Cohen et al, CACM 8(11):657-661 (Nov 1965).

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Cite This Source
Search another word or see axle on Thesaurus | Reference
Used Reman Axles Surplus
Quality axles at unbeatable prices Save with Weller
www.partsbyweller.com
Trailer Axles
Find Trailer Axles, compare prices & save money now!
www.Best-Price.com/Trailer
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way