unicycle C2+ Topic:Transportation US /ˈjunɪˌsaɪkəl/ UK /ˈjuːnɪsaɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a single-wheeled pedal-driven vehicle The street performer juggled while riding a unicycle. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a single-wheeled... monocycle Word family Derived forms unicyclistunicycling Related forms bicycletricyclecycle Etymology AI details A modern coinage from Latin uni- ('one', from unus) + cycle, from Ancient Greek kyklos ('circle, wheel'), on the model of bicycle and tricycle. unus Latin κύκλος Ancient Greek *kʷekʷlos Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unicycle **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈjunɪˌsaɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈjuːnɪsaɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. a single-wheeled pedal-driven vehicle ## Examples - The street performer juggled while riding a unicycle. ## Synonyms - monocycle ## Derived Forms - unicyclist - unicycling ## Related Forms - bicycle - tricycle - cycle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: unus - Root: κύκλος - Root: *kʷekʷlos - Affix: uni- - one ## Etymology A modern coinage from Latin uni- ('one', from unus) + cycle, from Ancient Greek kyklos ('circle, wheel'), on the model of bicycle and tricycle. ## AI Etymology Unicycle is a modern coinage from Latin uni- ('one', from unus) + cycle, from Ancient Greek kyklos ('circle, wheel'), on the model of bicycle and tricycle. Important recorded forms include unus (Latin), κύκλος (Ancient Greek), and *kʷekʷlos (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a single-wheeled pedal-driven vehicle. The wider family includes derived forms such as unicyclist and unicycling and related words such as bicycle, tricycle, and cycle. ## Topics - Transportation markdown