airfoil

airfoil
noun Date: circa 1922 a body (as an airplane wing or propeller blade) designed to provide a desired reaction force when in motion relative to the surrounding air

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  • airfoil — air foil n. 1. 1 a surface such as the wing of an airplane designed to provide reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air. Syn: aerofoil [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • airfoil — (n.) 1922, U.S. form of AEROFOIL (Cf. aerofoil) …   Etymology dictionary

  • airfoil — ☆ airfoil [er′foil΄ ] n. 1. a part with a flat or curved surface, as a wing, rudder, etc., specifically designed to keep an aircraft up or control its movements by reacting to the air through which it moves 2. a similar winglike surface designed… …   English World dictionary

  • Airfoil — An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor or turbine) or sail as seen in cross section. An airfoil shaped body moved through a fluid produces a force perpendicular to… …   Wikipedia

  • airfoil — aeroplane aer *o*plane aeroplane a [ e]r*o*plane , n. [a[ e]ro + plane.] (A[ e]ronautics) 1. A light rigid plane used in a[ e]rial navigation to oppose sudden upward or downward movement in the air, as in gliding machines; specif., such a plane… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • airfoil — /air foyl /, n. Aeron. any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves. [1920 25; AIR1 + FOIL2] * * * Shaped surface, such as an… …   Universalium

  • Airfoil-Fluggerät —   [ eəfɔɪl , englisch airfoil »Tragfläche«], A|erofoil Fluggerät, ein Fluggerät, das durch Ausnutzung des Bodeneffekts beim Flug sehr dicht über ebenen Oberflächen (Wasserflächen) eine besonders hohe Wirtschaftlichkeit des Betriebs erreicht.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • airfoil/aerofoil — A body of such shape that the force exerted on it by its motion through a fluid has a larger component normal, or perpendicular, to the direction of the motion than along the direction of the motion. This force is in the form of lift or thrust. A …   Aviation dictionary

  • airfoil classification — Airfoils are divided into three classes: high lift, general purpose, and high speed. High lift aerofoil sections are normally used on sailplanes and aircraft with short field operations. They have a high thickness chord ratio, a pronounced camber …   Aviation dictionary

  • airfoil thickness — The greatest distance between the upper and the lower surfaces of an airfoil …   Aviation dictionary

  • airfoil engineer — aerodinaminių profilių inžinierius statusas T sritis profesijos apibrėžtis Inžinierius, kuris specializuojasi mažo aerodinaminio pasipriešinimo profilių kūrimo ir įdiegimo srityje. atitikmenys: angl. aerofoil engineer; airfoil engineer pranc.… …   Inžinieriai, technikai ir technologai. Trikalbis aiškinamasis žodynėlis

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