monocoque

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

monocoque

Etymology

from the prefix mono- (one) and shell. the automotive sense appears in 1955.

Definitions

1. Whose mechanical rigidity is ensured without a separate chassis. automobile: Voiture monocoque.

2. Qualifying an aircraft with a fuselage.flags.vieilli aviation

3. Qualifying a round bacterium that occurs in isolation. bactériologie

4. Composed of a single shell. botanique: Froment monocoque.

5. Composed of a single shell. marine

Antonyms

polycoquemulticoque

Plural

monocoques

See also

coquassier (cn.) coque (cn.) coquetier (cn.) cocassier (cn.)