unicycle
noun (a unicycle, unicycles); verb (unicycle, rare)
Everyday
A cycle with only one wheel, pedals and a seat, ridden by balancing, often by clowns or performers. tree →
In the lessons
Appears in maths counting-wheels problems: bicycles have 2 wheels, tricycles 3, unicycles 1. The prefix uni- means one. Phrases: ride a unicycle.
Examples
- The clown rode a unicycle around the ring. tree →
- A unicycle has only one wheel. tree →
- Riding a unicycle takes lots of balance. tree →
- There are 3 unicycles and 2 bicycles: how many wheels? Seven. tree →
- He learned to juggle on a unicycle. tree →
- My cousin can unicycle down the street. tree →
Note
Uni- = one, bi- = two, tri- = three: unicycle 1 wheel, bicycle 2, tricycle 3. Use this for wheel-counting maths problems. Said "YOO-nee-sy-kul".
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «unicycle» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «unicycle» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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