axe

Summary

axe is a type of tool^[1]. axe has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• axe's instance of is recorded as type of tool^[3].
• axe is a type of hand tool^[4].
• axe is a type of separation device^[5].
• axe is a type of artificial physical object^[6].
• axe is used for hewing^[7].
• axe is used for axe murder^[8].
• axe is used for axe throwing^[9].
• axe is used for wood splitting^[10].
• axe is used for melee weapon^[11].
• axe is used for throwing weapon^[12].
• axe's Commons category is recorded as Axes^[13].
• axe's Unicode character is recorded as 🪓^[14].
• axe comprises axe handle^[15].
• axe comprises blade^[16].
• axe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Axes^[17].
• axe's Commons gallery is recorded as Axe^[18].
• axe's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[19].
• axe's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[20].
• axe's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• axe's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[22].
• axe's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[23].
• axe's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[24].
• axe's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• axe's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[26].
• axe's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

axe's instance of is recorded as type of tool^[3]. Recorded subclass of include hand tool^[4], separation device^[5], and artificial physical object^[6].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include hewing^[7], axe murder^[8], axe throwing^[9], wood splitting^[10], melee weapon^[11], and throwing weapon^[12]. Components include axe handle^[15] and blade^[16]. Recorded used by include lumberjack^[28] and carpenter^[29].

Influence

Things named for axe include bearded axe^[30], a weapon type^[31]; axinite-(Mg)^[32], a mineral species^[33]; Hache^[34], a destroyer^[35]; axinite-(Mn)^[36], a mineral species^[37]; and axinite^[38], a mineral series^[39].

Why It Matters

axe has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] axe is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for axe include bearded axe^[30], a weapon type^[31]; axinite-(Mg)^[32], a mineral species^[33]; Hache^[34], a destroyer^[35]; axinite-(Mn)^[36], a mineral species^[37]; and axinite^[38], a mineral series^[39].