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- [mont-gol-fee-er; French mawn-gawl-fyey]
- /mɒntˈgɒl fi ər; French mɔ̃ gɔlˈfyeɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mont-gol-fee-er; French mawn-gawl-fyey]
- /mɒntˈgɒl fi ər; French mɔ̃ gɔlˈfyeɪ/
Definitions of montgolfier word
- noun plural montgolfier a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part. 1
- noun montgolfier Jacques Étienne [zhahk ey-tyen] /ʒɑk eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1745–99, and his brother Joseph Michel [zhaw-zef mee-shel] /ʒɔˈzɛf miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1740–1810, French aeronauts: inventors of the first practical balloon 1783. 1
- noun montgolfier Jacques Étienne (ʒak etjɛn), 1745–99, and his brother Joseph Michel (ʒozɛf miʃɛl), 1740–1810, French inventors, who built (1782) and ascended in (1783) the first practical hot-air balloon 0
- noun montgolfier a hot-air balloon 0
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Origin of montgolfier
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; named after Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier
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Parts of speech for Montgolfier
noun
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montgolfier popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
montgolfier usage trend in Literature
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- what did the montgolfier brothers do?
- what did the montgolfier brothers invent?
- where were the montgolfier brothers born?
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