velocipede

English

A velocipede.

Etymology

Borrowing from French vélocipède, from Latin veloci dative singular of velox (“swift”) + ped (“foot”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/, X-SAMPA: /vI"lQs.I.pi:d/
• (US) IPA: /vɪˈlɑs.ɪ.pid/, X-SAMPA: /VI"lAs.I.pid/
• Hyphenation: ve‧lo‧ci‧ped

Noun

Wikipedia velocipede (plural velocipedes)

1. Early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground
2. (archaic) Generic term for three and four-wheeled machines driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle
3. (archaic) a late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle
4. a bicycle

Synonyms

• (a late 1860s bicycle): boneshaker

Related terms

• celeripede
• velocity
• velodrome

Translations

Early two-wheeled conveyance

• French: vélocipède (fr) m
• German: Veloziped (de) n

• Italian: velocipede (it) m
• Russian: костотряс (ru) (kostotrjás) m, велосипед (ru) (velosipéd) m

(archaic) generic term for three- and four-wheeled machines driven by hand or foot levers

(archaic) a bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle

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• French: vélocipèd

External links

• Wikipedia entry for bicycle
• The Bicycle Museum of America — examples of the evolution of two-wheeled travel

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Italian

Noun

velocipede m (plural velocipedi)

1. velocipede

Derived terms

• velocipedista
• velocipedistico

See also

• bicicletta