Image:1880velocipede.jpg|thumb|right|A velocipede.
English

Etymology
From L. velox, veloci swift + ped foot

Pronunciation
Hyphenation: ve·lo·ci·ped
IPA|/ vɪ' l�sɪpid /
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�d|-i�d

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

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|a late 1860s bicycle boneshaker

Related terms
velodrome

Translations
trans-top|Early two-wheeled conveyance
Italian: velocipede#Italian|velocipede m
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trans-top|(archaic) generic term for three- and four-wheeled machines driven by hand or foot levers
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trans-top|(archaic) a bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|French: vélocipèd
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External links
Wikipedia entry for w:bicycle|bicycle
The Bicycle Museum of America � examples of the evolution of two-wheeled travel

category:Cycling
category:Vehicles

Italian

Noun
it-noun|velociped|m|e|i

1. #English|velocipede

Derived terms
velocipedista
velocipedistico

See also
bicicletta

io:velocipede
it:velocipede
te:velocipede
vi:velocipede
zh:velocipede

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