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Definition of Airfoil
1. Noun. A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight.
Specialized synonyms: Aileron, Elevator, Flap, Flaps, Horizontal Stabiliser, Horizontal Stabilizer, Tailplane, Rotary Wing, Rotor Blade, Rudder, Spoiler, Spoiler, Stabilizer, Vertical Tail, Wing
Generic synonyms: Device
Terms within: Leading Edge, Trailing Edge
Definition of Airfoil
1. Noun. A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air. ¹
2. Noun. A wing of an aircraft. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Airfoil
1. a part of an aircraft designed to provide lift or control [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airfoil
Literary usage of Airfoil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Basic Helicopter Handbook by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"On, an unsymmetrical airfoil, the center of pressure is variable—as the angle of
attack increases, the center of pressure moves forward along the airfoil ..."
2. World Directory of Aerospace Vehicle Research and Development (1991)
"Figure V.30: airfoil in Presence of Adaptive Walls of Test Section of the ONERA
T2 Wind Tunnel Transonic Wind Tunnel ONERA T2 Wind Tunnel Source: ONERA ..."
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