axon
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axon¹
- /ˈæksɒn/
Where it comes from
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and other borrowed axis, aisle, ala, atelier.
noun axons · axone
- 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.
Axon²
Where it comes from
English surname, from the Middle English personal name Ackeson, equivalent to Acke (a pet form of Adam) + -son. The first element could also be from a variant of the female name Agatha, see also Agate.
proper noun
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "axon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/axon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. axon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/axon "axon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/axon.Cite this
@misc{axon_2026,
title = {axon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/axon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
