A lax is a

salmon Salmon (; : salmon) are any of several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera ''Salmo'' and ''Oncorhynchus'' of the family (biology), family Salmonidae, native ...

. LAX as an acronym most commonly refers to

Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its Greater Los Angeles, surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California. LAX is located in the Westchester, Los Angeles, Westcheste ...

in Southern California, United States. LAX or Lax may also refer to:

Places

Within Los Angeles

Union Station (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Union Station is the main railroad station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest passenger rail terminal in the Western United States. It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, replacing La Grande St ...

, Los Angeles' main train depot, whose Amtrak station code is "LAX" * The

Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is a seaport managed by the Los Angeles Harbor Department, a unit of the Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles. It occupies of land and water with of waterfront and adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. Promoted as "Amer ...

, whose port identifier code is "LAX"

Other

Lax, Switzerland Lax is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Lax is first mentioned in 1295 as ''Lacx''. Lax is next documented as a community named ''Zend Goms Lax'' in 1308. The first division of irrigation w ...

, a municipality of the canton of Valais *

Lax Lake (disambiguation) Lax Lake may refer to: * Lax Lake, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Lax Lake (Minnesota), a lake in Minnesota {{geodis ...

La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse ( ) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 202 ...

, a city on the Mississippi River

Sports

Los Angeles Xtreme The Los Angeles Xtreme was a professional American football team based in Los Angeles, California. The team was a member of the original version of the XFL (2001), XFL, begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major ...

, a former American football team *

Lacrosse Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ...

, a sport *

The Latin American Xchange The Latin American Xchange (LAX) is a professional wrestling stable that has wrestled in various incarnations primarily for Total Nonstop Action / Impact Wrestling and currently in Major League Wrestling (MLW). The group achieved initial succ ...

, a professional wrestling stable

Media and entertainment

* ''LAX'' (album), the third studio album from rapper The Game * ''LAX'' (TV series), a 2004–05 television series set in Los Angeles International Airport * " LA X", the two-part sixth season 2010 premiere of the television show ''Lost'' * LAX, a night club at

Luxor Las Vegas Luxor Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The resort is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. The Luxor features an ancient Egyptian theme, and includes a c ...

* "LAX", a song by the rapper Xzibit from ''

Weapons of Mass Destruction A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a Biological agent, biological, chemical weapon, chemical, Radiological weapon, radiological, nuclear weapon, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great dam ...

'' * "LAX", a song by Snoop Dogg featuring Ice Cube from ''

Tha Blue Carpet Treatment ''Tha Blue Carpet Treatment'' is the eighth studio album by West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 21, 2006, by Doggystyle Records and Geffen Records. Recording sessions took place from November 2005 to Septem ...

'' * "LAX", a song by Big D and the Kids Table on their album '' How It Goes'' * "LAX", a song by Jake Owen from ''

American Love ''American Love'' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released on July 29, 2016, through RCA Records Nashville, RCA Nashville. It includes the #1 single "American Country Love Song". Reception AllMusic' ...

'' * "LAX", a song by Hawk Nelson from '' Crazy Love'' * L.A.X., a disco studio act who released two albums on

Prelude Records Prelude Records was a New York–based independent record label that was active from 1976 to 1986. At one time, François Kevorkian held an A&R position at Prelude. The label's owner was Marvin Schlachter, and his business partner was Stan Hof ...

Science and linguistics

Laxative Laxatives, purgatives, or aperients are substances that loosen stools and increase bowel movements. They are used to treat and prevent constipation. Laxatives vary as to how they work and the side effects they may have. Certain stimulant, lubri ...

, a concoction that loosens the bowels *

Lax pair A lax is a salmon. LAX as an acronym most commonly refers to Los Angeles International Airport in Southern California, United States. LAX or Lax may also refer to: Places Within Los Angeles * Union Station (Los Angeles), Los Angeles' main tr ...

, a pair of matrices that solve a type of differential equation, named after Peter Lax * A lax vowel, one that lacks the quality of

tenseness In phonology, tenseness or tensing is, most generally, the pronunciation of a sound with greater muscular effort or constriction than is typical. More specifically, tenseness is the pronunciation of a vowel with less centralization (i.e. either ...

People

Anneli Cahn Lax Anneli Cahn Lax (23 February 1922, Katowice – 24 September 1999, New York City) was an American mathematician, who was known for being an editor of the Mathematics Association of America's New Mathematical Library Series, and for her work in ...

(1922–1999), American mathematician *

Benjamin Lax Benjamin Lax (29 December 1915, Miskolc, Hungary – 21 April 2015, Newton, Massachusetts) was a solid-state and plasma physicist. (with selected bibliography) Biography Benjamin Lax immigrated in 1926 with his family to the United States. After ...

(1915–2015), American physicist *

Gaspar Lax Gaspar Lax (1487 – 23 February 1560) was a Spanish mathematician, logician, and philosopher who spent much of his career in Paris. Biography Lax was born in Sariñena, the son of Leonor de la Cueva and Gaspar Lax, a physician, and had two brot ...

(1487–1560), Spanish mathematician, logician, and philosopher *

John Lax John Charles Lax (July 23, 1911 – July 14, 2001) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He was born and died in ...

(1911–2001), American ice hockey player *

Peter Lax Peter David Lax (1 May 1926 – 16 May 2025) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and Abel Prize laureate working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics. Lax made important contributions to integrable systems, fluid dynamics an ...

(1926–2025), Hungarian-American mathematician *

Peter Lax (ice hockey) Peter Lax (born 7 November 1941) is a German ice hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event held ...

(born 1941), German ice hockey player *

Rick Lax Rick Lax (born April 17, 1982) is an American author, entertainer, and magician. He is a notable creator of viral content on Facebook. Early life and education Born in Detroit, Lax's interest in magic began at age 5, inspired by David Copperfie ...

(born 1982), American entertainer * L.A.X (musician) (born 1993), Nigerian recording artist Damilola Afolabi