different between unicycle vs bicycle

English

Etymology

uni- +? cycle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?jun?sa?kl?/

Noun

unicycle (plural unicycles)

1. A type of cycle that has only one wheel and is powered by pedals; it is most often used by acrobats.

Related terms

• bicycle
• tricycle

Translations

Verb

unicycle (third-person singular simple present unicycles, present participle unicycling, simple past and past participle unicycled)

1. To travel or move around by unicycle.

Translations

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).