aileron
(noun) an airfoil that controls lateral motion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aileron (plural ailerons)
The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
• alerion, alienor
Source: Wiktionary
Ai"le*ron, n. [F., dim. of aile wing.]
1.
Definition: A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
2. (AĂ«ronautics) A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to preserve or destroy lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
