Whittle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)

cut small bits or pare shavings from

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪtəl/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈɪɾəl/.

Examples

whittle a piece of wood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pare Frank Whittle Sir Frank Whittle

Parts of Speech

noun	English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
verb	cut small bits or pare shavings from “whittle a piece of wood”

Word Forms

whittler	noun	someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
paring	noun	a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnitzen

Englischer Luftfahrtingenieur, Erfinder des Düsentriebwerks (1907–1996)

🇫🇷French

réduire

Ingénieur aéronautique anglais qui a inventé le moteur d'avion à réaction (1907-1996)

🇪🇸Spanish

cortar

Ingeniero aeronáutico inglés que inventó el motor de avión a reacción (1907-1996)

🇮🇹Italian

piccolo

Ingegnere aeronautico inglese che inventò il motore dell'aereo a reazione (1907-1996)

🇳🇱Dutch

kleintje

Engelse luchtvaartingenieur die de straalvliegtuigmotor uitvond (1907-1996)

🇵🇹Portuguese

talhar

Engenheiro aeronáutico inglês que inventou o motor do avião a jato (1907-1996)

🇷🇺Russian

строгать

Английский авиационный инженер, изобретатель реактивного авиационного двигателя (1907–1996).

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छीलना

अंग्रेजी वैमानिकी इंजीनियर जिन्होंने जेट विमान इंजन का आविष्कार किया (1907-1996)

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝকঝকে

ইংরেজ অ্যারোনটিক্যাল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার যিনি জেট বিমানের ইঞ্জিন আবিষ্কার করেছিলেন (1907-1996)

🇮🇳Tamil

விசில்

ஜெட் விமான இயந்திரத்தை கண்டுபிடித்த ஆங்கிலேய வானூர்தி பொறியாளர் (1907-1996)

🇮🇳Telugu

విటిల్

జెట్ ఎయిర్‌క్రాఫ్ట్ ఇంజిన్‌ను కనుగొన్న ఆంగ్ల ఏరోనాటికల్ ఇంజనీర్ (1907-1996)

🇮🇳Marathi

व्हिटल

इंग्लिश वैमानिक अभियंता ज्याने जेट विमान इंजिनचा शोध लावला (1907-1996)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્હીટલ

જેટ એરક્રાફ્ટ એન્જિનની શોધ કરનાર અંગ્રેજ એરોનોટિકલ એન્જિનિયર (1907-1996)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಟಲ್

ಜೆಟ್ ವಿಮಾನ ಎಂಜಿನ್ ಅನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿದ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಏರೋನಾಟಿಕಲ್ ಎಂಜಿನಿಯರ್ (1907-1996)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിറ്റിൽ

ജെറ്റ് എയർക്രാഫ്റ്റ് എഞ്ചിൻ കണ്ടുപിടിച്ച ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് എയറോനോട്ടിക്കൽ എഞ്ചിനീയർ (1907-1996)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਟਾ

ਜੈਟ ਏਅਰਕ੍ਰਾਫਟ ਇੰਜਣ (1907-1996) ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਏਅਰੋਨਾਟਿਕਲ ਇੰਜੀਨੀਅਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

وہٹ

انگریز ایروناٹیکل انجینئر جس نے جیٹ ہوائی جہاز کا انجن ایجاد کیا (1907-1996)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

削

发明喷气式飞机发动机的英国航空工程师（1907-1996）

🇯🇵Japanese

削る

イギリスの航空技術者で、ジェット航空機エンジンを発明した（1907年−1996年）

🇰🇷Korean

큰칼

제트 항공기 엔진을 발명한 영국의 항공 기술자(1907-1996)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái nhọn

Kỹ sư hàng không người Anh đã phát minh ra động cơ máy bay phản lực (1907-1996)

🇹🇭Thai

เหลา

วิศวกรการบินชาวอังกฤษผู้คิดค้นเครื่องยนต์เครื่องบินไอพ่น (พ.ศ. 2450-2539)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengurangi

Insinyur penerbangan Inggris yang menemukan mesin pesawat jet (1907-1996)

🇵🇭Filipino

maliitin

English aeronautical engineer na nag-imbento ng jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)

🇲🇾Malay

mengecil

Jurutera aeronautik Inggeris yang mencipta enjin pesawat jet (1907-1996)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صافرة

مهندس طيران إنجليزي اخترع محرك الطائرات النفاثة (1907-1996)

🇮🇷Persian

سفید کردن

مهندس هوانوردی انگلیسی که موتور هواپیمای جت را اختراع کرد (1907-1996)

🇹🇷Turkish

beyaz

Jet uçağı motorunu icat eden İngiliz havacılık mühendisi (1907-1996)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַלֵף

מהנדס אווירונאוטיקה אנגלי שהמציא את מנוע מטוס הסילון (1907-1996)

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