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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

  1. (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

  1. 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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
monoplanes Number=Plur lexicographic

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

  1. (rare) To fly in a monoplane.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
monoplanes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
monoplaning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monoplaned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monoplaned Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

biplane · triplane · parasol