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单词 aerodyne
释义

aerodyne

noun

aero·​dyne ˈer-ə-ˌdīn How to pronounce aerodyne (audio)
: a heavier-than-air aircraft (such as an airplane, helicopter, or glider) compare aerostat

Word History

Etymology

aero- + -dyne (clipped from the base of Greek dýnasthai "to have the capacity (to), be capable of," dýnamis "power") — more at dynamic entry 1

Note: The clipping of dynam- to a single syllable is presumably to put it in line with the similar monosyllabic terminations of other terms beginning with aero- and associated with artificial flight, such as aerostat and aeroplane. The term was apparently coined by the Canadian engineer Wallace Rupert Trumbull (1870-1954), and was introduced in a letter to Scientific American (vol. 95, no. 12, September 22, 1906, p. 211): "Properly speaking an airplane can only be one of the parts, and not the whole, of an aeronef; for aeroplanes are used in kites, in soaring machines, and in aerodynes, which is the term I wish to propose to denote aeroplane-supported machines, driven by mechanical power (i.e., by a prime mover). The Greek roots of aerodyne are obvious …The word aerodyne should be capable of international acceptance, and I would therefore suggest that in future the subdivisions of aeronef be: helicopter, orthopter, soaring machine, and aerodyne …. W. R. Trumbull, Rothesay, N.B., Canada, September 8, 1906 [italics as in original]."

First Known Use

circa 1906, in the meaning defined above

aerodyne

noun

as in aircraft

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