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单词 wingstroke
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Definition of wingstroke in English:

wingstroke

noun
  • another term for wingbeat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While drumming, the male spreads his tail and presses it against the log, then begins a series of strong wingstrokes.
    • The wingstroke of an insect is typically divided into four kinematic portions: two translational phases (upstroke and downstroke), when the wings sweep through the air with a high angle of attack, and two rotational phases (pronation and supination), when the wings rapidly rotate and reverse direction.
    • Ty's research currently uses genetic algorithms to ‘evolve’ wing kinematic parameters that give rise to wingstroke forces which propel a moth through a specified trajectory.
    • In no other species of katydid or cricket does an individual's past history affect its wingstroke rate or its phrasing.
    • Thermals save a flyer from having to use precious stamina on wingstrokes to gain altitude.
    • When in active pursuit, the wingstrokes become deeper.
    • In giant wingstrokes, they soared overhead as if in pursuit, and I wondered if those were the same Eagles that had appeared weeks before during my conversation with Hank.
    • Once they get aloft, they can ride thermal columns for hours, literally hopping from thermal to thermal, but wind shear causes them no end of trouble as they are not aerodynamically predisposed to fly by wingstrokes.
    • The droning of its wingstrokes as it flitted from flower to flower fell upon the ear as a token of content.
    • It is capable of flying ‘for long periods without rest, alternating soaring glides with fluttering wingstrokes.’
    • Short rapid wingstrokes create an impression of great speed.
    • But while scientists now think they understand how most insects fly, some types of honeybees have remained puzzling until now, because their wingstrokes have still seemed too short to support flight.
    • On early morning watches on the beach where you spot one every now and then, easily recognising the strong athletic wingstrokes but first of all the flashing white spots under the wings.
    • All flow visualization techniques rely on ‘seeding’ the air with small particles that can be photographed, filmed or observed directly during the wingstroke.
    • One wingstroke is generally exactly like the next.
 
 

Definition of wingstroke in US English:

wingstroke

nounˈwiNGˌstrōk
  • another term for wingbeat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In giant wingstrokes, they soared overhead as if in pursuit, and I wondered if those were the same Eagles that had appeared weeks before during my conversation with Hank.
    • On early morning watches on the beach where you spot one every now and then, easily recognising the strong athletic wingstrokes but first of all the flashing white spots under the wings.
    • Ty's research currently uses genetic algorithms to ‘evolve’ wing kinematic parameters that give rise to wingstroke forces which propel a moth through a specified trajectory.
    • One wingstroke is generally exactly like the next.
    • In no other species of katydid or cricket does an individual's past history affect its wingstroke rate or its phrasing.
    • The droning of its wingstrokes as it flitted from flower to flower fell upon the ear as a token of content.
    • All flow visualization techniques rely on ‘seeding’ the air with small particles that can be photographed, filmed or observed directly during the wingstroke.
    • While drumming, the male spreads his tail and presses it against the log, then begins a series of strong wingstrokes.
    • Once they get aloft, they can ride thermal columns for hours, literally hopping from thermal to thermal, but wind shear causes them no end of trouble as they are not aerodynamically predisposed to fly by wingstrokes.
    • It is capable of flying ‘for long periods without rest, alternating soaring glides with fluttering wingstrokes.’
    • But while scientists now think they understand how most insects fly, some types of honeybees have remained puzzling until now, because their wingstrokes have still seemed too short to support flight.
    • The wingstroke of an insect is typically divided into four kinematic portions: two translational phases (upstroke and downstroke), when the wings sweep through the air with a high angle of attack, and two rotational phases (pronation and supination), when the wings rapidly rotate and reverse direction.
    • Short rapid wingstrokes create an impression of great speed.
    • Thermals save a flyer from having to use precious stamina on wingstrokes to gain altitude.
    • When in active pursuit, the wingstrokes become deeper.
 
 
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