taileron
/ˈteɪləɹɑn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A kind of tailplane or stabilator that can move differentially to perform the roll control function of an aileron.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *taglą Proto-West Germanic *tagl Old English tæġl Middle English tayl English tail 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 taileron Blend of tail + aileron.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈteɪləɹɑn/
- British English: /ˈteɪləɹɒn/