aspect ratio
Aeronautics. the ratio of the span of an airfoil to its mean chord.
Digital Technology, Television. the ratio of the width of an image to its height, usually a standard ratio such as 16 to 9 or 4 to 3.
Naval Architecture. the ratio of the height of a rudder to its fore-and-aft length.
Rocketry.
Also called fineness ratio, slenderness ratio. the ratio of the mean diameter of the body of a rocket or missile to its length.
the ratio of the length of the combustion chamber of a rocket motor to its diameter.
Origin of aspect ratio
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How to use aspect ratio in a sentence
An aspect ratio of 10:1 or even 12:1 should be used if possible.
The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning | V. E. JohnsonNow the higher the aspect ratio the greater should be the efficiency.
The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning | V. E. JohnsonThis was intended to give increased strength and permitted of a greater wing-spread and consequently improved aspect ratio.
A History of Aeronautics | E. Charles VivianThis, however, appears to be a rather inadequate reason for the high aspect ratio producing the high lift-drift ratio.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. BarberIt is this very question of aspect ratio which has given us the monoplane, the biplane, and the triplane.
The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning | V. E. Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for aspect ratio
the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
aeronautics the ratio of the span of a wing to its mean chord
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