Definition of Axles

1. Noun. (plural of axle) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Axles

1. axle [n] - See also: axle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Axles

axisymmetrise
axisymmetrising
axisymmetry
axite
axites
axiverse
axle
axle bar
axle box
axle grease
axle guard
axle hitch
axle hitches
axled
axleless
axles (current term)
axless
axletree
axletrees
axlike
axman
axmen
axo-
axoaxonic
axoaxonic synapse
axodendritic
axodendritic synapse
axodine
axodines
axofugal

Literary usage of Axles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"Front axles. The front axle of & modern car carries most of the weight of the engine, ... Front axles are of two types: tubular and solid (figs. 1 and 2). ..."

2. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1859)
"RAILROAD axles AND TUE FORCES THEY HAVE TO RESIST. From a Prussian journal for architects and civil engineers, we take the following report on a series of ..."

3. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1916)
"1502 OPERATION OF PARALLEL AND RADIAL axles OF A LOCOMOTIVE BY A SINGLE SET OF CYLINDERS By Anatole Mallet, Paris, France Honorary Member of the Society In ..."

4. The Car-builder's Dictionary: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms which by Master Car-Builders' Association, Matthias Nace Forney, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Leander Garey, Calvin A. Smith (1906)
"All axles received are subject to rejection if they do not finish in the lathe ... The manufacturer must furnish, free of charge, the axles that are to be ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"Both component harmonic curves and the com- of both axles over 1, ... If the two cam axles contain the same number of turns, the same phase difference ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"Both component harmonic curves and the com- of both axles over 1, ... Restoring the front and rear cam axles to their original positions (pointers ..."

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