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airfoil

[air-foil]

air·foil

[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.

Origin:
1920–25; air1 + foil2
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Airfoil is always a great word to know.
So is shear stress. Does it mean:
external force acting on an object or surface parallel to the slope or plane
property of a substance to change form due to force and recover original form upon force's removal
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World English Dictionary
aerofoil or (US and Canadian) airfoil (ˈɛərəʊˌfɔɪl, ˈɛəˌfɔɪl)
 
n
a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor blade
 
airfoil or (US and Canadian) airfoil
 
n

airfoil (ˈɛəˌfɔɪl)
 
n
(US), (Canadian) Also called: aerofoil a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor blade

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Science Dictionary
airfoil   (âr'foil')  Pronunciation Key 
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 effect, See Note at aerodynamics.
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