monocyclen.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪkl/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnəˌsaɪk(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: mono- comb. form, Greek κύκλος.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + ancient Greek κύκλος circle, wheel (see cycle n.¹). Compare ancient Greek μονόκυκλος wheelbarrow, and also French monocycle (1846 as adjective, 1869 as noun; 1832 denoting a type of patented vehicle with one wheel). Compare unicycle n., bicycle n.

Any of various kinds of vehicle having a single wheel; a unicycle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > unicycle

monocycle1869

unicycle1869

1869 Velocipede (N.Y.) Apr. 79 A New York mechanic has devised a monocycle or single machine.

1902 Speaker 15 Feb. 564/1 Monocycles progressing at eighty miles an hour.

1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Monocycle... In one form the rider is seated inside the wheel.

1986 I. Banks Bridge i. i. 25 As wheels are taxed on the bridge, the only affordable conveyance of this type for most people is a monocycle.

2000 Independent (Electronic ed.) 21 Jan. 17 We had just been taken to the edge, riding a turbo-charged monocycle on a tightrope.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monocycle
释义	monocyclen. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪkl/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌsaɪk(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: mono- comb. form, Greek κύκλος. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + ancient Greek κύκλος circle, wheel (see cycle n.¹). Compare ancient Greek μονόκυκλος wheelbarrow, and also French monocycle (1846 as adjective, 1869 as noun; 1832 denoting a type of patented vehicle with one wheel). Compare unicycle n., bicycle n. Any of various kinds of vehicle having a single wheel; a unicycle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > unicycle monocycle1869 unicycle1869 1869 Velocipede (N.Y.) Apr. 79 A New York mechanic has devised a monocycle or single machine. 1902 Speaker 15 Feb. 564/1 Monocycles progressing at eighty miles an hour. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Monocycle... In one form the rider is seated inside the wheel. 1986 I. Banks Bridge i. i. 25 As wheels are taxed on the bridge, the only affordable conveyance of this type for most people is a monocycle. 2000 Independent (Electronic ed.) 21 Jan. 17 We had just been taken to the edge, riding a turbo-charged monocycle on a tightrope. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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