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trirotor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
triro-tor
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having three rotors; having three main rotors.

noun

A pump or rotorcraft with three rotors or three main rotors.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English rotor English trirotor From tri- + rotor. Late 19th to early 20th century, originally with reference to pumps.

Inflected Forms

trirotors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

trimotor tri-rotor monorotor birotor quadrirotor quadrotor

Questions

What does trirotor mean?
Having three rotors; having three main rotors.
Where does trirotor come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English rotor English trirotor From tri- + rotor. Late 19th to early 20th century, originally with reference to pumps.

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