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ornithopter

/awr-nuh-thop-ter/US // ˌɔr nəˈθɒp tər //UK // (ˈɔːnɪˌθɒptə) //

鸟类飞行器,鸟瞰图,鸟类直升机,鸟类飞机

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a heavier-than-air craft designed to be propelled through the air by flapping wings.

Examples

  • Have a knowledge of the theory of the aeroplane, helicopter, and ornithopter, and of the spherical and dirigible balloon.

  • This experiment remains as the greatest success yet achieved by any machine constructed on the ornithopter principle.

  • The four wings of the semi-ornithopter blurred with motion, lifting the craft into the sky.

  • Red clover bent and writhed in the artificial wind from the ornithopter wings.

  • Ornithopter (or Orthopter)—A flapping wing design of aircraft intended to imitate the flight of a bird.