ornithopter
英 ['ɔːnɪ,θɒptə]
美
- n. 扑翼飞机
英英释义
- 1. heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
英文词源
- ornithopter (n.)
- 1908, from French ornithoptère (1908), a machine designed to fly be mechanical flapping of wings, from ornitho- + Greek pteron "wing" (see pterodactyl). A mode of flight considered promising at least since Leonardo's day.