monomotor
English
Etymology
From mono- + motor, probably borrowed from Continental European applications; compare with French monomoteur.
Adjective
monomotor (not comparable)
- (rail transport, attributive) Having a single traction motor driving the axles on a bogie.
- 1962 June, “Beyond the Channel: Finland: The V.R. in their centenary year”, in Modern Railways, page 419, photo caption:
- Model of the new 2,800 h.p. diesel-electric C-C with Alsthom monomotor bogies, of which the first is about to be delivered to the V.R.
Further reading
monomotor bogie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - monomotor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French monomoteur.
Declension
Declension of monomotor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) monomotor | monomotorul | (niște) monomotoare | monomotoarele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) monomotor | monomotorului | (unor) monomotoare | monomotoarelor |
| vocative | monomotorule | monomotoarelor | ||
Spanish
Adjective
monomotor m or f (masculine and feminine plural monomotores)
- one-motor
- 2016 December 5, “Avioneta se precipita en las cercanías del aeródromo de Tobalaba y deja dos heridos”, in Emol:
- - Una avioneta monomotor se precipitó hace instantes en las cercanías del aeródromo de Tobalaba, dejando dos personas heridas: El piloto, de 19 años, y la acompañante de 18.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- “monomotor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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