monorotor

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adjective

Having one rotor; having one main rotor.

OriginEnglish rotor ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos →
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Meanings

adjectivemonorotor (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehelicopters; or drones; helicopters; or dronesengineeringHaving one rotor; having one main rotor.
nounmonorotor (plural monorotors)

plural monorotors

  1. A pump or rotorcraft with a single rotor or single main rotor.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishrotor
  7. Englishmonorotor

From mono- + rotor. Late 19th to early 20th century, originally with reference to pumps.

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Translations

Italian monorotore
  • monorotorehaving one rotor or one main rotor
Cite this entry
APA

monorotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monorotor

MLA

“monorotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monorotor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monorotor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monorotor.

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