Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

axon

/ˈæksɒn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: ax-on
IPA: /ˈæksɒn/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

name

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)der. English axon Derived from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and other borrowed axis, aisle, ala, atelier.

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂eḱs-, -

Inflected Forms

axons (plural) axone (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

axipetal axogenesis axonal axonic axonless axonocentric axonogenesis axonography axonopathy axonotrophic axonotrophy axopetal

Phrases

axon hillock pioneer axon

Frequently Paired Words

dendrite neurite neuron synapse

Synonyms

axone

Questions

How do you pronounce axon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæksɒn/.
What does axon mean?: A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
Where does axon come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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