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"Axel" Definition

noun

A jump in figure skating that is initiated from the outer forward edge of one skate, followed by one and one-half midair turns and a return to the outer backward edge of the other skate.
A jump in figure skating from the outer forward edge of one skate with 1 turns taken in the air and a return to the outer backward edge of the other skate.
A jump in skating from the forward outside edge of one skate to the backward outside edge of the other, with one (or more) and a half turns in the air.

biographical name

Richard 1946–     Am. biochem.

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