hoverchair

hoverchair

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English hover
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
Proto-Hellenic *kətá
Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)
Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.
Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂
Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
Ancient Greek ἕδρᾱ (hédrā)
Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor.
Latin cathedrader.
Old French chaierebor.
Middle English chayere
English chair
English hoverchair

    From hover + chair.

    Noun

    hoverchair (plural hoverchairs)

    1. (chiefly science fiction) A chair that levitates.
      • 2005, Gregory Bernard Banks, Phoenix Tales: Stories of Death and Life:
        He touched the controller hanging from the belt around his waist. His hoverchair rose in the corner and glided over to him, positioning itself at his side.
      • 2006, Carolyn Hill, Bead's Pickle:
        He built his first hoverchair all by himself out of scavenged parts when he was only eight! And ever since, he's continued to upgrade it.
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