Axle
noun
A rod that connects two wheels in a vehicle.
A car's rear axle connects the two rear wheels, allowing them to rotate simultaneously.
Often appears as...
- rear axle
- front axle
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Technical
noun
A fixed bar or beam with bearings at its ends on which wheels can turn.
The wagon's axles were rusty but still functional.
Often appears as...
- axle bar
- axle beam
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Technical
noun
A measure of the total weight carried by a vehicle, consisting of the vehicle itself, its passengers and cargo, and the apparatus used for moving.
The law limits a truck's axle weight to prevent damage to roads.
Often appears as...
- axle load
- gross axle weight rating
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Technical
noun
In certain rotating toys or instruments, the central spindle around which the item turns.
The yo-yo's axle is the part that attaches to the string and allows the toy to spin.
Often appears as...
- spinning top axle
- yo-yo axle
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Technical
noun
A rod that connects two wheels in a vehicle.
A car's rear axle connects the two rear wheels, allowing them to rotate simultaneously.
Often appears as...
- rear axle
- front axle
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Technical
noun
A fixed bar or beam with bearings at its ends on which wheels can turn.
The wagon's axles were rusty but still functional.
Often appears as...
- axle bar
- axle beam
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A measure of the total weight carried by a vehicle, consisting of the vehicle itself, its passengers and cargo, and the apparatus used for moving.
The law limits a truck's axle weight to prevent damage to roads.
Often appears as...
- axle load
- gross axle weight rating
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In certain rotating toys or instruments, the central spindle around which the item turns.
The yo-yo's axle is the part that attaches to the string and allows the toy to spin.
Often appears as...
- spinning top axle
- yo-yo axle
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Connection
An axle is crucial for a vehicle's wheels to function together smoothly.
The mechanic fixed the bent axle that caused the wheels to wobble.
Pro Tip 2/2Mechanical Term
Axle is often used in automotive contexts, familiar to mechanics and car enthusiasts.
Upgrading the front axle can improve a car's handling.
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Connection
An axle is crucial for a vehicle's wheels to function together smoothly.
The mechanic fixed the bent axle that caused the wheels to wobble.
Pro Tip 2/2Mechanical Term
Axle is often used in automotive contexts, familiar to mechanics and car enthusiasts.
Upgrading the front axle can improve a car's handling.
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Connection
An axle is crucial for a vehicle's wheels to function together smoothly.
The mechanic fixed the bent axle that caused the wheels to wobble.
Pro Tip 2/2Mechanical Term
Axle is often used in automotive contexts, familiar to mechanics and car enthusiasts.
Upgrading the front axle can improve a car's handling.
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Dennis Hong: My 7...
The front wheels rotate like this. For most small-wheeled robots, they use a method called differential steering where the left and right wheel turn the opposite direction. For IMPASS, we can do many, many different types of motion. For example, in this case, even though the left and right wheels are connected with a single axle rotating at the same angle of velocity,
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Todd Kuiken: A...
And I was driving home from work, and a truck was coming the opposite direction, came over into my lane, ran over the top of my car and his axle tore my arm off. Todd Okay, so after your amputation, you healed up. And you've got one of these conventional arms.
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The Perils of Downhill...
This is more like it. A chance to take in the scenery. And his friend's bottom. He appears to make no attempt to reduce his kinetic energy. And his linear momentum becomes angular momentum as he rotates around the axle of the front wheel.
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Greasy Cocaine PIPE...
notice here on the muffler that they recently uh weld they shouldn't be here at all you can see that they routed the muffler under the the axle they removed the the nut and and the fresh uh weld it's not a factory muffler and you can
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Roz Savage: Why I'm...
Then, when that gave out, I sawed the wheel axles off my spare rowing seat and used those. And then when those gave out, I cannibalized one of the broken oars. I'd never been very good at fixing stuff when I was living my old life,
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Highway of Death PIPE...
the bike and into oncoming traffic yeah he's slowing down the right he thinks that she he ran over her head with the last second last axle in this couple marks on the outside of tyre the victim's husband remains on the scene to
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Why don't perpetual...
with rolling balls or weights on swinging arms. None of them work. The moving parts that make one side of the wheel heavier also shift its center of mass downward below the axle. With a low center of mass,
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Beached Wheel PIPE Life...
so fishwheel is made out of spruce log grafts and it floats out in the river what we do is we take it with big logs and push it far out into the river into a deep channel we drop the axle down and
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Tom Shannon's...
The aluminum is because it's very light. The bronze is nice hard, durable material that could roll on the ground. Inside of the bronze ball there's a lead weight that is free-swinging on an axle
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The Armenian Massacre...
roughly double honor Sheraton and axles - if you're married on a table don't you he made a policy reasons he said mid
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Dennis Hong: My 7...
The front wheels rotate like this. For most small-wheeled robots, they use a method called differential steering where the left and right wheel turn the opposite direction. For IMPASS, we can do many, many different types of motion. For example, in this case, even though the left and right wheels are connected with a single axle rotating at the same angle of velocity,
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Todd Kuiken: A...
And I was driving home from work, and a truck was coming the opposite direction, came over into my lane, ran over the top of my car and his axle tore my arm off. Todd Okay, so after your amputation, you healed up. And you've got one of these conventional arms.
Video examples
The Perils of Downhill...
This is more like it. A chance to take in the scenery. And his friend's bottom. He appears to make no attempt to reduce his kinetic energy. And his linear momentum becomes angular momentum as he rotates around the axle of the front wheel.
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Greasy Cocaine PIPE...
notice here on the muffler that they recently uh weld they shouldn't be here at all you can see that they routed the muffler under the the axle they removed the the nut and and the fresh uh weld it's not a factory muffler and you can
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Roz Savage: Why I'm...
Then, when that gave out, I sawed the wheel axles off my spare rowing seat and used those. And then when those gave out, I cannibalized one of the broken oars. I'd never been very good at fixing stuff when I was living my old life,
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Highway of Death PIPE...
the bike and into oncoming traffic yeah he's slowing down the right he thinks that she he ran over her head with the last second last axle in this couple marks on the outside of tyre the victim's husband remains on the scene to
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Why don't perpetual...
with rolling balls or weights on swinging arms. None of them work. The moving parts that make one side of the wheel heavier also shift its center of mass downward below the axle. With a low center of mass,
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Beached Wheel PIPE Life...
so fishwheel is made out of spruce log grafts and it floats out in the river what we do is we take it with big logs and push it far out into the river into a deep channel we drop the axle down and
Video examples
Tom Shannon's...
The aluminum is because it's very light. The bronze is nice hard, durable material that could roll on the ground. Inside of the bronze ball there's a lead weight that is free-swinging on an axle
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The Armenian Massacre...
roughly double honor Sheraton and axles - if you're married on a table don't you he made a policy reasons he said mid
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Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
We manufacture automotive components including critical engine and axle parts for passenger cars, diesel engines and medium & heavy commercial vehicles. Till 1997, our focus was almost entirely on the domestic market with a relatively insignificant portion of revenues from exports.
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F. W. de Klerk
South African Statesman
The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on a treadmill of history, turning forever on the axle of mindless aggression and self-destruction?
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Kenneth Grahame
Scottish Novelist
A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer. The axles were in a hopeless state, and the missing wheel was shattered into pieces.
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James Houston
Canadian Artist
It's hard now to imagine that kind of travel and the daily tasks they simply took for granted. If a wagon axle broke, you had to stop and carve a new one. To cross a river, you sometimes had to build a raft.
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Jose Marti
Cuban Activist
Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect.
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Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
We manufacture automotive components including critical engine and axle parts for passenger cars, diesel engines and medium & heavy commercial vehicles. Till 1997, our focus was almost entirely on the domestic market with a relatively insignificant portion of revenues from exports.
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F. W. de Klerk
South African Statesman
The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on a treadmill of history, turning forever on the axle of mindless aggression and self-destruction?
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Kenneth Grahame
Scottish Novelist
A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer. The axles were in a hopeless state, and the missing wheel was shattered into pieces.
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James Houston
Canadian Artist
It's hard now to imagine that kind of travel and the daily tasks they simply took for granted. If a wagon axle broke, you had to stop and carve a new one. To cross a river, you sometimes had to build a raft.
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Jose Marti
Cuban Activist
Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect.
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