How do you pronounce flaperon?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflæpərɒn/.

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flaperon

/ˈflæpərɒn/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Etymology tree English flap Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin āla Old French aile Middle French aisle French aile French -er- Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Middle French -on French -on French -eron French aileronbor. English aileron blend English flaperon Blend of flap + aileron.

flaperons (plural)

elevon rudderon spoileron

How do you pronounce flaperon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflæpərɒn/.
What does flaperon mean?: An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
Where does flaperon come from?: Etymology tree English flap Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin āla Old French aile Middle French aisle French aile French -er- Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Middle French -on French -on French -eron French aileronbor. English aileron blend English flaperon Blend of flap + aileron.

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