| 单词 | airfoil |
| 释义 | airfoil[ air-foil ] / ˈɛərˌfɔɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR airfoil ON THESAURUS.COM noun Aeronautics.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. Origin of airfoilFirst recorded in 1920–25; air1 + foil2 Words nearby airfoilairfare, airfield, air filter, air fleet, airflow, airfoil, Air Force, Air Force Cross, Air Force One, airframe, airfreight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for airfoil
British Dictionary definitions for airfoilairfoil / (ˈɛəˌfɔɪl) / nounUS and Canadian a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor bladeAlso called: aerofoil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for airfoilairfoil [ âr′foil′ ] A structure having a shape that provides lift, propulsion, stability, or directional control in a flying object. An aircraft wing provides lift by causing air to pass at a higher speed over the wing than below it, resulting in greater pressure below than above. Propellers are airfoils that are spun rapidly to provide propulsion. See more at Bernoulli effect. See Note at aerodynamics. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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