Definition of ornithopter in English:

ornithopter

noun ˈɔːnɪˌθɒptəˈôrnəTHäptər

historical

A machine designed to achieve flight by means of flapping wings.
〈主史〉扑翼飞机
Example sentencesExamples
- He said that although the Canadian ornithopter was powered by an engine it was still very close to what Da Vinci had intended.
- My friend Geoff Cohen turned me on to a book called ‘Cat's Paws and Catapaults,’ which examines the historical failure of mechanical designs based on nature - for example, the ornithopter.
- He developed prototypes for mass-produceable goods, and worked on the quixotic Letatlin, a design for an ornithopter.
- This led him to the consideration of many systems of flight, including helicopters and ornithopters (devices with flapping wings) and ultimately to his first theoretical concept in 1920 of the idea of freely rotating wings.
- In collaboration with SRI International in Menlo Park, California, they are developing ornithopters - aircraft that get all of their thrust and most of their lift from flapping wings.

Origin

Early 20th century: coined in French as ornithoptère.

Definition of ornithopter in US English:

ornithopter

nounˈôrnəTHäptər

historical

A machine designed to achieve flight by means of flapping wings.
〈主史〉扑翼飞机
Example sentencesExamples
- He said that although the Canadian ornithopter was powered by an engine it was still very close to what Da Vinci had intended.
- He developed prototypes for mass-produceable goods, and worked on the quixotic Letatlin, a design for an ornithopter.
- This led him to the consideration of many systems of flight, including helicopters and ornithopters (devices with flapping wings) and ultimately to his first theoretical concept in 1920 of the idea of freely rotating wings.
- In collaboration with SRI International in Menlo Park, California, they are developing ornithopters - aircraft that get all of their thrust and most of their lift from flapping wings.
- My friend Geoff Cohen turned me on to a book called ‘Cat's Paws and Catapaults,’ which examines the historical failure of mechanical designs based on nature - for example, the ornithopter.

Origin

Early 20th century: coined in French as ornithoptère.

词汇	ornithopter
释义	Definition of ornithopter in English: ornithopter noun ˈɔːnɪˌθɒptəˈôrnəTHäptər historical A machine designed to achieve flight by means of flapping wings. 〈主史〉扑翼飞机 Example sentencesExamples He said that although the Canadian ornithopter was powered by an engine it was still very close to what Da Vinci had intended. My friend Geoff Cohen turned me on to a book called ‘Cat's Paws and Catapaults,’ which examines the historical failure of mechanical designs based on nature - for example, the ornithopter. He developed prototypes for mass-produceable goods, and worked on the quixotic Letatlin, a design for an ornithopter. This led him to the consideration of many systems of flight, including helicopters and ornithopters (devices with flapping wings) and ultimately to his first theoretical concept in 1920 of the idea of freely rotating wings. In collaboration with SRI International in Menlo Park, California, they are developing ornithopters - aircraft that get all of their thrust and most of their lift from flapping wings. Origin Early 20th century: coined in French as ornithoptère. Definition of ornithopter in US English: ornithopter nounˈôrnəTHäptər historical A machine designed to achieve flight by means of flapping wings. 〈主史〉扑翼飞机 Example sentencesExamples He said that although the Canadian ornithopter was powered by an engine it was still very close to what Da Vinci had intended. He developed prototypes for mass-produceable goods, and worked on the quixotic Letatlin, a design for an ornithopter. This led him to the consideration of many systems of flight, including helicopters and ornithopters (devices with flapping wings) and ultimately to his first theoretical concept in 1920 of the idea of freely rotating wings. In collaboration with SRI International in Menlo Park, California, they are developing ornithopters - aircraft that get all of their thrust and most of their lift from flapping wings. My friend Geoff Cohen turned me on to a book called ‘Cat's Paws and Catapaults,’ which examines the historical failure of mechanical designs based on nature - for example, the ornithopter. Origin Early 20th century: coined in French as ornithoptère.
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