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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French aileron, diminutive of aile (“wing”), also refers to the extremities of a bird's wings used to control their flight. It first appeared in print in the 7th edition of Cassell's French-English Dictionary of 1877, with its lead meaning of "small wing". In the context of powered airplanes it appears in print about 1908, in the French aviation journal L'Aérophile.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aileron (plural ailerons)
- The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
- (architecture) A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
Holonyms
[edit]- (hinged part): control surface
Coordinate terms
[edit]hinged part
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing
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See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aileron m (plural ailerons)
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aileron m (plural ailerons)
- (anatomy) fin (of some fish)
- (anatomy) flipper (of penguins and other animals)
- aileron
- spoiler (of an automobile)
Usage notes
[edit]See nageoire
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “aileron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English aileron, from French aileron.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aileron (first-person possessive aileronku, second-person possessive aileronmu, third-person possessive aileronnya)
Further reading
[edit]- “aileron” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from French aileron.
Noun
[edit]aileron m (plural ailerons)
- Alternative form of ailerão
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