different between bicycle vs derailleur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“bi-; two”) +? cycle (“cycle”). First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847.

(promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ba?s?kl?/
• Hyphenation: bi?cy?cle

Noun

bicycle (plural bicycles)

1. A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.

   Synonyms: (clipping) bike, pushbike, (historical) velocipede; see also Thesaurus:bicycle

   Hypernym: cycle
2. A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
3. The best possible hand in lowball.
4. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A motorbike.
5. (vulgar slang, usually in compounds specifying a context) a slut; a promiscuous woman

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• ? Burmese: ????????? (bhuingca.kai)
• ? Papiamentu: baiskel
• Sranan Tongo: baisigri
• ? Urdu: ????????

Translations

Verb

bicycle (third-person singular simple present bicycles, present participle bicycling, simple past and past participle bicycled)

1. (intransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle.

Translations

French

Alternative forms

• bécik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.sikl/

Noun

bicycle m (plural bicycles)

1. bicycle

   Synonym: bicyclette

Derived terms

• bicyclette

Descendants

• ? English: bicycle

Further reading

• “bicycle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• derailer

Etymology

Borrowed from French dérailleur.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /di??e?lj?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /di??e?l?/

Noun

derailleur (plural derailleurs)

1. The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
2. The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.

Translations

Dutch

Alternative forms

• dérailleur (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from French dérailleur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?.ra??jø?r/
• Hyphenation: de?rail?leur
• Rhymes: -ø?r

Noun

derailleur m (plural derailleurs)

1. derailleur (mechanism to move from one gear to another)

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