monocoque
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Etymology
Noun
monocoque (plural monocoques)
- A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.
- 1964 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The BRB shows traders the Liner train prototypes”, in Modern Railways, page 262:
- The body is a one-piece monocoque structure of glass reinforced plastic, with 5in-thick walls, on a steel base tray; [...].
Derived terms
Translations
structure design
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See also
Etymology
First attested in 1911: formed as mono- (“one”) + coque (“shell, hull”).
Pronunciation
Noun
monocoque m (plural monocoques)
- monocoque
- 1911: La Vie Aérienne, issues 1–21, page 6 (Émile Mousset, Directeur)
- Très original et d’une robustesse extraordinaire, le chassis d’atterrissage du monocoque se compose de deux espèces de cadres placés un de chaque côté du fuselage.
- Very original and extraordinarily robust, the landing chassis of the monocoque is made up of two frames, one on each side of the fuselage.
- 1911: La Vie Aérienne, issues 1–21, page 6 (Émile Mousset, Directeur)
- monohull
Related terms
- polycoque
Further reading
- “monocoque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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