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monoplane en · ADJ
Etymology
From mono- + plane. The aviation sense was formed by analogy with biplane; compare French monoplan, as well as the earlier English aeroplane, multiplane, and triplane.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Composed of, or relating to, a single plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions).
Synonyms
monoplanar · uniplanar
monoplane en · NOUN
Etymology
From mono- + plane. The aviation sense was formed by analogy with biplane; compare French monoplan, as well as the earlier English aeroplane, multiplane, and triplane.
Meanings
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An airplane that has a single pair of wings.
By the mid-1930s, designs for new fighters and bombers were almost all monoplane designs.
Forms
Coordinates
biplane · triplane
Deriveds
monoplanist
Translations (14)
sv monoplan (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · fi yksitaso (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · ja 単葉機 (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · nl eendekker (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · cs jednoplošník (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · ro monoplan (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · af eendekker (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · pl jednopłatowiec (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · ko 단엽기 (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · el μονοπλάνο (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · pl jednopłat (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · ru монопла́н (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · de Eindecker (airplane that has a single pair of wings) · cmn 單翼機 /单翼机 (airplane that has a single pair of wings)
monoplane en · VERB
Etymology
From mono- + plane. The aviation sense was formed by analogy with biplane; compare French monoplan, as well as the earlier English aeroplane, multiplane, and triplane.
Meanings
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(rare) To fly in a monoplane.
Forms
Relateds
biplane · triplane · parasol