Lewis & Short

† 1. axon, ŏnis, m., = ἄξων.

  1. I. A line upon the sundial, its axis, Vitr. 9, 5.
  2. II. A part of the ballista, Vitr. 10, 17.
  3. III. Axŏnes, um, the laws of Solon engraved on tables of wood (axibus ligneis, Gell. 2, 12; v. axis, II. F.), Amm. 16, 5.