Definisjon av velocipede

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Noun

velocipede - any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
velocipede - a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
tricycle, trike
wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
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Substantiv

velocipede - Early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
velocipede - Generic term for three and four-wheeled machines driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
velocipede - A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.
velocipede - A bicycle.

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  • Velocipede (Latin for "fast foot") is an umbrella term for any human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle. The term 'velocipede' was first coined by Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce in 1818 to describe his version of the Laufmaschine that was invented by the German Karl Drais in 1817.

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  • Entall: velocipede
  • Flertall: velocipedes

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