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”), equivalent to ornitho- +‎ -pter.

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 (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