monomotor

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ motor, probably borrowed from Continental European applications; compare with French monomoteur.

Adjective

monomotor (not comparable)

1. (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.

Noun

monomotor n (plural monomotoare)

1. monomotor

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	monomotor	monomotorul		monomotoare	monomotoarele
genitive-dative	monomotor	monomotorului		monomotoare	monomotoarelor
vocative	monomotorule			monomotoarelor

Spanish

Adjective

monomotor m or f (masculine and feminine plural monomotores)

1. one-motor
   • 2016 December 5, “Avioneta se precipita en las cercanías del aeródromo de Tobalaba y deja dos heridos”, in Emol‎^[1]:

     - 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.

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Further reading

• “monomotor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10