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单词 aerocurve
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aerocurve
aerocurve n.
Brit. /ˈɛːrə(ʊ)kəːv/
,
U.S. /ˈɛrəˌkərv/
,
/ˈɛroʊˌkərv/
now rare an aeroplane wing with a curved (as opposed to flat) shape; (hence) an aeroplane (aeroplane n. 2).
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun]
air car1829
aeroplane1868
orange crate1889
aerodrome1891
aerocurve1894
airplane1906
drome1908
plane1908
kite1909
bus1910
society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > plane or aerofoil
sail1808
plane1809
deck1843
surface1843
aeroplane1866
aerocurve1894
airplane1896
aerofoil1907
sustainer1908
airfoil1922
1894 J. Means in Aeronaut. Ann. 1895 157 The design here given calls for aeroplanes as being more easily made than aerocurves modelled after the wings of birds.
1897 in Epitome Aeronaut. Ann (1910) 64 The lower aerocurve was..taken off,..reducing the sustaining surface to 135 square feet.
1897 O. Chanute in Aeronaut. Ann. 41 The first machine which was repaired..was the aerocurve, with three superposed fixed surfaces.
1901 Flying Dec. 17 The twin-screw propelled ‘aerocurve machine’.
1902 F. Walker Aërial Navigation 115 Aeroplanes and Aerocurves. When these are made of fabric, yacht duck may be employed.
1961 Herald-Press (St. Joseph, Mich.) 30 Dec. Martin claimed that it was Herring who developed the aerocurve a basic principle in wing design.
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