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View synonyms for airfoil
airfoil
[ air-foil ]
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.
airfoil
/ ˈɛəˌfɔɪl /
noun
- a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor blade Also calledaerofoil
airfoil
/ 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 effectSee Note at aerodynamics
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