aeroelastic

[air-oh-i-las-tik]

adjective Aeronautics. (of an airframe)

of, pertaining to, or resulting from aerodynamic forces: tests to determine the aeroelastic stress on a building.

deformable by aerodynamic forces.

Origin:
1930–35; aero- + elastic

Related forms

aer·o·e·las·tic·i·ty

[air-oh-i-la-stis-i-tee, -ee-la-] , noun

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Aeroelastic is always a great word to know.

So is simple harmonic motion. Does it mean:

property of a substance to change form due to force and recover original form upon force's removal

vibratory motion in system in which restoring force is proportional to displacement from equilibrium

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