axil

See also: áxil

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin axilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæk.sɪl/, /ˈæk.səl/

Noun

axil (plural axils)

1. (botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

Synonyms

• axilla

Related terms

• axillar
• axillary

Translations

angle or point of divergence

• Catalan: axil·la f
• French: aisselle (fr) f
• German: Blattachsel (de) f
• Ido: axelo (io)
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• Irish: ascaill f
• Korean: 잎겨드랑이 (ipgeodeurangi)
• Spanish: axila (es) f

See also

• axile

Anagrams

• Alix

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• auxil, axle

Etymology

From a conflation of Old English eax and Old Norse öxull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaksəl/

Noun

axil (plural axils)

1. axle (pole which a wheel revolves around)

Derived terms

• axiltre

Descendants

• English: axle
• Scots: aixle

References

• “axel (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.