AIRFOIL

airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface

(noun) a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

airfoil (plural airfoils)

(American spelling) A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.

Synonym: foil

(American spelling) A wing of an aircraft.

Synonym: wing

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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