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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAIKONAUT

From Cantonese taikon(g) cosmos + -naut.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TAIKONAUT

taikonaut  [ˈtaɪkəʊˌnɔːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAIKONAUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taikonaut is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAIKONAUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

taikonaut

Astronaut

An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. While generally reserved for professional space travelers, the terms are sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists. Starting in the 1950s up until 2002, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments, either by the military or by civilian space agencies. With the sub-orbital flight of the privately funded SpaceShipOne in 2004, a new category of astronaut was created: the commercial astronaut.

Definition of taikonaut in the English dictionary

The definition of taikonaut in the dictionary is an astronaut from the People's Republic of China.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAIKONAUT


aeronaut
ˈɛərəˌnɔːt
aquanaut
ˈækwənɔːt
Argonaut
ˈɑːɡəˌnɔːt
astronaut
ˈæstrəˌnɔːt
Connaught
ˈkɒnɔːt
cosmonaut
ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt
cybernaut
ˈsaɪbənɔːt
dreadnaught
ˈdrɛdˌnɔːt
dreadnought
ˈdrɛdˌnɔːt
fearnaught
ˈfɪəˌnɔːt
fearnought
ˈfɪəˌnɔːt
hydronaut
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌnɔːt
juggernaut
ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɔːt
lunarnaut
ˈluːnəˌnɔːt
naught
nɔːt
nought
nɔːt
oceanaut
ˈəʊʃəˌnɔːt
snort
snɔːt
touronaut
ˈtɔːrəˌnɔːt
zorbonaut
ˈzɔːbəˌnɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAIKONAUT

taiaha
Taichung
taig
taiga
taigle
taihoa
tail
tail assembly
tail beam
tail coat
tail covert
tail end
tail fan
tail feather
tail gate
tail lamp
tail off
tail out
tail rotor
tail section

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAIKONAUT

ablaut
beaut
comme il faut
daut
Escaut
faut
Fomalhaut
ghaut
Hadhramaut
Hadramaut
Hainaut
ich-laut
Kraut
Machaut
sauerkraut
saut
taut
Truffaut
umlaut
you beaut

Synonyms and antonyms of taikonaut in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «taikonaut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAIKONAUT

Find out the translation of taikonaut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of taikonaut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taikonaut» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

太空人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taikonaut
570 millions of speakers

English

taikonaut
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

taikonaut
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رائد الفضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тайконавта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

taikonaut
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

taikonaut
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taïkonaute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Taikonaut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

taikonaut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

taikonaut
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

taikonaut
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taikonaut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taikonaut
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

taikonaut
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टायकॉनॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Taikonaut
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

taikonaut
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taikonaut
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тайконавта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taikonaut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

taikonaut
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

taikonaut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

taikonaut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Taikonaut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taikonaut

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAIKONAUT»

The term «taikonaut» is normally little used and occupies the 122.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAIKONAUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «taikonaut» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «taikonaut» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about taikonaut

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAIKONAUT»

Discover the use of taikonaut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taikonaut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of the Space Age
taikonaut in 1965, after completing the research and development program, NASA transferred use ofthe two successful Syncom satellites to the Department of Defense. In the 1980s the series was continued as Syncom IV. Four were launched ...
Paul Dickson, 2010
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Universe
742”Chinese taikonaut dismisses environment worries about new space launch center” http: //news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/26/content_7500262.htm. China View. 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2008-09-25. 743””Taikonauts” a sign of China's ...
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Technologies and Utopias: The Cyberflaneur and the ...
In terms of its word-structure, the term 'cybernaut' suggests the astronaut and/or cosmonaut (and most recently the Taikonaut)265, the representatives of space travel.266 In replication of the astronaut theme, the cybernaut can also be seen to  ...
Maren Hartmann, 2004
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The New Space Race: China vs. USA
Taikonaut is the Chinese counterpart to astronaut and cosmonaut and is a term created from the Chinese word Taikong, meaning space or cosmos. The resulting prefix, taiko, is similar to astro and cosmo, whereas the naut ending derives from  ...
Erik Seedhouse, 2010
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China: A Guide to Economic and Political Developments
... 2003, p.8) Shenzou [means] Sacred Vessel. ̧. Taikonaut [is ... a®Taikonaut ̄. [is] derived from the Chineseword forspace, taikong, meaning tooempty« (The Times,16 October 2003, p.24). aChina. is investing morethan $200 millionin the ...
Ian Jeffries, 2007
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China’s Strategy in Space
China's human space program reached its first major milestone in October 2003 when China launched the Shenzhou V capsule into space with Yang Liwei (MM 1%) onboard, who became China's first “taikonaut”—the Chinese—equivalent ...
Stacey Solomone, 2013
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Societal Impact of Spaceflight
Some of the most violent protests against locating SARS clinics in local communities had taken place in Tianjin, and it may have been that Beijing wanted a visit from the taikonaut to rejuvenate the city's spirit. It may also have had something to ...
Steven J. Dick, 2007
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Star Quake 1: SQ Mag's Best of 2012
Jian Juhi, was a young taikonaut—that is, he was an astronaut from China, the word 'taikonaut' coming from a mixture of the terms “taikong”, meaning space, and the Greek “naut”, meaning sailor. He had disappeared while aboard his ...
Sophie Yorkston, 2013
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Information, Communication, and Space Technology
2003: The first taikonaut (from laikong, Chinese word for “space”) is sent into orbit . • 2007: China shoots down its own weather satellite to test its ballistic missile capability. • 2007: China's first unmanned lunar probe is launched. • 2008: The first ...
Mohammad Razani, 2012
10
China: The Rising Power
According to Chinese press reports, the taikonaut corps consists of 12 trainees and two trainers, all fighter pilots. Four orbital test flights of the Shenzhou spacecraft were conducted without crews between 1999 and 2003 in preparation for the ...
Gunther Hauser, Franz Kernic, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAIKONAUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taikonaut is used in the context of the following news items.
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How China Entered the Space Race
Yang Liwei was dubbed a taikonaut—a purely invented English word designed to give China's spacefarers an equal footing with America's astronauts and ... «Backchannel, Apr 15»
2
Raumfahrt: Astronaut, Kosmonaut, Taikonaut: Raumfahrer haben …
Auch die aufstrebende Raumfahrtmacht China hat mit "Taikonaut", in dem das chinesische Wort für Himmel steckt, eine eigene Bezeichnung. Anzeige. «ZEIT ONLINE, May 14»
3
Pojem Taikonaut mohl být o 30 let starší
Dnes je Čína jedním ze dvou států, které jsou aktuálně schopné dostat člověka na oběžnou dráhu okolo Země. I technologie obou států jsou velmi podobné, ... «Osel.cz, Mar 14»
4
Get ready for 'taikonauts' landing on the moon
Here's a word you'll likely hear in the near future: taikonaut. We have astronauts, the Russians have cosmonauts, and now the Chinese have taikonauts. «Columbus Dispatch, Sep 13»
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China National Space Administration: Facts & Information
China's first space traveler — called a taikonaut from the Mandarin word for space, tàikōng — was Yang Liwei. He entered space alone on Oct. 15, 2003, aboard ... «Space.com, Sep 13»
6
Taikonaut Teaches Science on China's Space Station
Wang Yaping, Chinese astronaut (or “taikonaut”) and second Chinese woman in space, has held the nation's first orbital classroom lesson onboard the ... «Discovery News, Jun 13»
7
Chinese Taikonauts Head For China's First Space Station Today
This mission will be China's longest, at 15 days, and will include China's second female taikonaut. Sounds great, even if what they're visiting isn't really a space ... «Jalopnik, Jun 13»
8
Kinas andra kvinnliga taikonaut till rymden
Kinas andra kvinnliga astronaut, Wang Yaping, ska sändas iväg till rymden och är med i Kinas hittills längsta rymdprojekt. Besättningen ska vara i omlopp i 15 ... «Svenska YLE, Jun 13»
9
First female taikonaut: 'It's good to stand on Earth'
Liu Yang, the first Chinese woman in space, returned to Earth today as the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft landed safely in Inner Mongolia at 10:05 local time (02:05 ... «New Scientist, Jun 12»
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Welcome Home Taikonauts!
The capsule contained three Chinese taikonauts (astronauts), including Major Liu Yang, China's first female taikonaut to go on a mission. The state press has ... «Gadling, Jun 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Taikonaut [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/taikonaut>. May 2024 ».
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