Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fenestron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fen-e-stron
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protected tail rotor of a helicopter, operating like a ducted fan.

Etymology

Borrowed from French fenestron (“small window”), ultimately from Latin fenestra (“window”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: fenestron

Inflected Forms

fenestrons (plural)

Questions

What does fenestron mean?: A protected tail rotor of a helicopter, operating like a ducted fan.
Where does fenestron come from?: It is traced to French.

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