Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadcopter

/ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: quad-copter
IPA: /ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.

Example Sentences

"In April, as an Air Canada Jazz flight was landing at Trudeau Airport, a drone came so close the pilot was able to identify it as a quadcopter."
"he saw, sweeping back and forth over the treetops, a sleek-looking quadcopter drone."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English copter English quadcopter From quad- + copter.

Inflected Forms

quadcopters (plural)

Synonyms

quadrotor quadrocopter quadricopter

Questions

How do you pronounce quadcopter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/.
What does quadcopter mean?: A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
Where does quadcopter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English copter English quadcopter From quad- + copter.

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