quadruplane
/ˈkwɒdrʊpleɪn/(also quadriplane)
noun
1 Mathematics. A structure consisting of four rigid plane pieces, each in the form of a right-angled V, hinged end to end to form a closed chain.
2 Aeronautics. An aeroplane with four sets of wings, one above another. Now historical.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Joseph Sylvester (1814–1897), mathematician. From quadru- + plane.
- tuberculize
- tuberculized
- tuberculocidal
- tuberculocide
- tuberculoderma
- tuberculoid
- tuberculoma
- tuberculome
- tuberculo-opsonic
- tuberculophobia
- tuberculoprotein
- tuberculose
- tuberculosectorial
- tuberculosed
- tuberculosis
- tuberculostatic
- tuberculotherapy
- tuberculotropic
- tuberculous
- tuberculum
- tuberose
- tuberosity
- tuberous
- tuberous root
- tube-shaped