"ornithopter" meaning in English

See ornithopter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː.nɪˌθɒp.tə/ [UK], /ˈɔɹ.nɪˌθɑp.tɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-ornithopter.ogg Forms: ornithopters [plural]
Etymology: From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), equivalent to ornitho- + -pter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|ornithoptère}} French ornithoptère, {{uder|en|grc||ὄρνιθ-|}} Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-), {{con|en|ornitho|pter}} ornitho- + -pter Head templates: {{en-noun}} ornithopter (plural ornithopters)
  1. An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings. Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: orthopter Translations (aircraft that flaps its wings): klapvliegtuig (Afrikaans), օրնիթոպտեր (ōrnitʻopter) (Armenian), թռչնաթև (tʻṙčʻnatʻew) (Armenian), ornitòpter [masculine] (Catalan), ornitoptero (Esperanto), ornitopteri (Finnish), siipilyöntilentokone (Finnish), ornithoptère [masculine] (French), Ornithopter [masculine] (German), Schlagflügelflugzeug [neuter] (German), Schlagflügelapparat [masculine] (German), ορνιθόπτερος (ornithópteros) [masculine] (Greek), ornitottero (Italian), Ornithopter (Norwegian), ornitóptero [masculine] (Portuguese), ornitopter [neuter] (Romanian), орнитоптер (ornitopter) [masculine] (Russian), орнитоптера (ornitoptera) (Serbo-Croatian), ornitóptero [masculine] (Spanish), ornitopter (Turkish), çırpankanat (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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