2021-05-16 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – axel & axle

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2021-05-16

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – axel & axle

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ออกเสียง axel & axle = ‘AK-suhl’

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VOCAB BUILDER

What does axel mean?

An axel isa maneuver in figure skating.

The skater leaps from the front outside edge of one skate,

rotates 1 ½ times,

and lands on the rear outside edge of the other skate.

The axel, also known as the axel jump,

is considered the most difficult of the six jumps in figure skating.

A tripleaxel,

where a skater

rotates 3 ½ times,

has a starting value of 8 points at the Olympics,

compared tothe 3.3 points given for a double (2 ½ rotations) axel.

Example:

The judges were impressed by the skater’s axel

and her perfect landing after completing the spin.

Where does axel come from?

The firstrecords of the term axel come from the 1920s.

The jump is named after Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen,

who introduced the maneuver to figure skating in 1882.

The bladeof an ice skate has two edges.

To perform an axel,

the skater must leap

from the outer edgeof one skate to the outer edge of theother.

The axel is the only jump

in figure skating done whilefacing forward.

The fact that

a skater has to land backwards on the opposite foot

is part of what makes the move so difficult.

Adding spins to create the double and triple axel

amplifies the move’s difficulty,

and the triple axel

is the highest scoring triple jump in Olympic figure skating

because it is so difficult to perform.

Today,the axel is a staple of figure skating

and the move must be performed successfully

as part of an Olympic routine.

The triple axelhas become part of

many of the top men’s figure skater routines.

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

axle

= supporting shaft on which a wheel revolves

Not to be confused with:

axil = angle between a branch and stem

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

axel

An axel is "a jump in figure skating

fromthe outer forward edge of one skate

with 1¹/₂ turns taken in the air

and a return tothe outer backward edge of the other skate."

Whenan additional full rotation is added to the jump,

itbecomes a double axel; two full rotations,

a triple axel, and so on.

Given itsrotational movement,

you might beinclined to think that

axel is somehow related to our word axle,

but it's not—it's named for Axel Paulsen (1855-1938),

a Norwegian figure skater who is credited with inventing the jump.

Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary

Axel& axle

The center of a wheel is its axle.

An axelis a tricky jump in figure skating named after Axel Paulsen.