ornithopter

[ awr-nuh-thop-ter ]

/ ˌɔr nəˈθɒp tər /

noun

a heavier-than-air craft designed to be propelled through the air by flapping wings.

Origin of ornithopter

<French ornithoptère (1908), equivalent to ornitho-ornitho- + -ptère<Greek -pteros-pterous

Words nearby ornithopter

ornithology, ornithomancy, ornithophilous, ornithophily, ornithopod, ornithopter, ornithorhynchus, ornithoscopy, ornithosis, oro, orobanchaceous

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Example sentences from the Web for ornithopter

The ornithopter landed with a certain skilful precision and its wings ceased to beat.
The Fifth-Dimension Tube|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
The ornithopter has hinged planes which work like the wings of a bird.
Flying Machines|W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
Red clover bent and writhed in the artificial wind from the ornithopter wings.
Thy Rocks and Rills|Robert Ernest Gilbert
Wing—Strictly speaking, a wing is one of the surfaces of an ornithopter.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber

Have a knowledge of the theory of the aeroplane, helicopter, and ornithopter, and of the spherical and dirigible balloon.
How Girls Can Help Their Country|Juliette Low

British Dictionary definitions for ornithopter

ornithopter

/ (ˈɔːnɪˌθɒptə) /

noun

a heavier-than-air craft sustained in and propelled through the air by flapping wingsAlso called: orthopter

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单词	ornithopter
释义	ornithopter [ awr-nuh-thop-ter ] / ˌɔr nəˈθɒp tər / noun a heavier-than-air craft designed to be propelled through the air by flapping wings. Origin of ornithopter <French ornithoptère (1908), equivalent to ornitho-ornitho- + -ptère<Greek -pteros-pterous Words nearby ornithopter ornithology, ornithomancy, ornithophilous, ornithophily, ornithopod, ornithopter, ornithorhynchus, ornithoscopy, ornithosis, oro, orobanchaceous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ornithopter The ornithopter landed with a certain skilful precision and its wings ceased to beat. The Fifth-Dimension Tube\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins The ornithopter has hinged planes which work like the wings of a bird. Flying Machines\|W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell Red clover bent and writhed in the artificial wind from the ornithopter wings. Thy Rocks and Rills\|Robert Ernest Gilbert Wing—Strictly speaking, a wing is one of the surfaces of an ornithopter. The Aeroplane Speaks\|H. Barber Have a knowledge of the theory of the aeroplane, helicopter, and ornithopter, and of the spherical and dirigible balloon. How Girls Can Help Their Country\|Juliette Low British Dictionary definitions for ornithopter ornithopter / (ˈɔːnɪˌθɒptə) / noun a heavier-than-air craft sustained in and propelled through the air by flapping wingsAlso called: orthopter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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