ornithopter

English

Alternative forms

• orthopter

WOTD – 29 September 2010

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Etymology

From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), equivalent to ornitho- +‎ -pter.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.nɪˌθɒp.tə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.nɪˌθɑp.tɚ/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

ornithopter (plural ornithopters)

1. An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings.

Translations

aircraft that flaps its wings

Afrikaans: klapvliegtuig Armenian: օրնիթոպտեր (ōrnitʻopter), թռչնաթև (hy) (tʻṙčʻnatʻew) Catalan: ornitòpter m Esperanto: ornitoptero Finnish: ornitopteri, siipilyöntilentokone French: ornithoptère (fr) m German: Ornithopter (de) m, Schlagflügelflugzeug n, Schlagflügelapparat m Greek: ορνιθόπτερος m (ornithópteros) Italian: ornitottero Norwegian: Ornithopter Portuguese: ornitóptero (pt) m Romanian: ornitopter (ro) n Russian: орнитоптер (ru) m (ornitopter) Serbo-Croatian: орнитоптера (ornitoptera) Spanish: ornitóptero (es) m Turkish: ornitopter, çırpankanat

Further reading

• Category:ornithopters on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons