biped
pronunciation
How to pronounce biped in British English:
UK [ˈbaɪped]
How to pronounce biped in American English:
US [ˈbaɪˌpɛd]
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- Noun:
- an animal with two feet
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- Adjective:
- having two feet
Word Origin
- biped (n.)
- "animal with two feet," 1640s, from Latin bipedem (nominative bipes) "two-footed," as a plural noun, "men;" from bi- "two" (see bi-) + pedem (nominative pes) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)).
Example
- 1. Some biologists , along with plato , define hominid as " featherless biped . "
- 2. The research on walking trajectory of the personify biped robot .
- 3. Walking trajectory planning for a biped robot .
- 4. But ardi 's feet , pelvis , legs , and hands suggest she was a biped on the ground but a quadruped when moving about in the trees .
- 5. This paper reviews the research history , contents and future directions of biped running robot .