aileron

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aileron, diminutive of aile (“wing”), also refers to the extremities of a bird's wings used to control their flight. It first appeared in print in the 7th edition of Cassell's French-English Dictionary of 1877, with its lead meaning of "small wing". In the context of powered airplanes it appears in print about 1908, in the French aviation journal L'Aérophile. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪləɹɒn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪləɹɑn/ === Noun === aileron (plural ailerons) The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns. (architecture) A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church. ==== Holonyms ==== (hinged part): control surface ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== spoiler === Anagrams === alerion, alienor == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aileron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛ.ləˈrɔn/ Hyphenation: ai‧le‧ron Rhymes: -ɔn === Noun === aileron m (plural ailerons, no diminutive) aileron (aeroplane part) Synonym: rolroer == French == === Etymology === From aile +‎ -eron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛl.ʁɔ̃/ === Noun === aileron m (plural ailerons) (anatomy) fin (of some fish) (anatomy) flipper (of penguins and other animals) aileron spoiler (of an automobile) ==== Usage notes ==== See nageoire ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: aileron → English: aileron → Portuguese: ailerão → Spanish: alerón === See also === nageoire === Further reading === “aileron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Aliénor enrôlai == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English aileron, from French aileron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ai̯.ləˈrɔn] Hyphenation: ai‧lê‧ron === Noun === aileron (plural aileron-aileron) aileron === Further reading === “aileron”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French aileron. === Noun === aileron m (plural ailerons) alternative form of ailerão === Further reading === “aileron”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aileron”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026