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see Axel

English

Named after the Norwegian skater Axel R. Paulsen (1885-1939).

axis; an imagined line about which something rotates
axle; a rod around which a wheel turns
driveshaft; a rotating rod which transfers torque from a motor to a place where it can be applied
axis; as in coordinate axis

Den reella axeln = The real axis
shoulder; a body part
A jump in figure skating with one (or more) and a half turns in the air.

Axel can refer to:

- archbishop Absalon (1128-1201), believed to have been baptized "Aslak"* Axel Hager, German beach volleyball player
Axel Honneth, German political philosopher
Axel Jensen, Norwegian author
Axel Oxenstierna (1583-1654)
Axel Paulsen (1855-1938) Norwegian skater
Axel Rudi Pell, German rock musician* Krister Axel, songwriter
Richard Axel, American scientist

Axel Almer, one of the possible protagonists in Super Robot Wars Advance and antagonists in Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
Axel, a playable character from the Twisted Metal vehicular combat video game series
Axel, a playable character from the Crazy Taxi series
Axel, a character from the Kingdom Hearts video game series
Axel, a character in the Suikoden game series who has appeared in Suikoden 4 and Suikoden Tactics
Axel, the 'Dark Hero', a character from the video game Disgaea 2
Axel Dark-Key, the villain of Ape Escape Million Monkeys
Axel Foley is a leading character in the Beverly Hills Cop films.
Axel Hawk, a character from the video game series Fatal Fury
Axel Steel, a character in the Guitar Hero video game series
Axel Stone, a character from the Streets of Rage video game series
Axel Moonshine, the protagonist in the comic book series "Axel Moonshine"
Axel, a protagonist in Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth
Axel Thurston, a character in the anime series Eureka Seven

Axel (play), a drama by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Axel (computer game), a Christian-themed interactive computer game
Axel (computer software), a download manager
"Axel F", the 1985 instrumental theme song of Beverly Hills Cop by Harold Faltermeyer, and later remixed by the Crazy Frog in 2005 (see "Axel F" (Crazy Frog song))
Axel jump, a type of jump in figure skating