Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monowheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monowheel
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vehicle similar to a unicycle, its rider sitting within or adjacent to the single wheel.

Example Sentences

"We had bought the monowheel at Portal, where it had been left for sale by an absent missionary; it was a single bicycle wheel with a seat arranged on it […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English monowheel From mono- + wheel.

Inflected Forms

monowheels (plural)

Phrases

monowheel tractor

Questions

What does monowheel mean?: A vehicle similar to a unicycle, its rider sitting within or adjacent to the single wheel.
Where does monowheel come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English monowheel From mono- + wheel.

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