ornithopter

ornithopter

English

Alternative forms

• orthopter

WOTD – 29 September 2010

An ornithopter built in 1902.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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 (ōrnitʿopter), թռչնաթև (tʿṙčʿnatʿew) 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: орнитоптера (ornitoptera) Serbo-Croatian: орнитоптера (ornitoptera) Spanish: ornitóptero (es) m Turkish: ornitopter, çırpankanat