axon

Questions about axon

What does axon mean?

axon means "long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron".

How many syllables are in axon?

axon has 2 syllables: ax-on. The stress falls on "ax". In IPA it is /ˈækˌsɑn/.

What is another word for axon?

Close synonyms include axone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is axon a common word?

axon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with axon?

1 word rhymes with axon. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.