haltere

See also: haltère

English

A fly haltere (centre)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες (haltêres, “weights held in the hand to give an impetus in leaping”). Note that in the original Greek, there seems to have been no singular for ἁλτῆρες (haltêres), and some authorities maintain that halteres is a plurale tantum, but in English entomological usage, haltere sometimes appears as a back-formation. Sometimes the singular halter is used instead, but this may lead to confusion with other, unrelated meanings of halter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæltɪə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈhæltɪɹ/

Noun

haltere (plural halteres)

1. (entomology) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.

Translations

small knobbed structure

• French: haltère (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: жужжа́льце (ru) n (žužžálʹce)

Anagrams

• Tar Heel, Tarheel, leather, lethera

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Portuguese

haltere

Alternative forms

• halter

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες (haltêres, “a type of dumbbell used in Ancient Greece”).

Noun

haltere m (plural s)

1. dumbbell (a weight with two disks attached to a short bar)

Synonyms

• peso

Derived terms

• halterofilia
• halterofilismo
• halterofilista