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noun Aeronautics.
the shape of, or the angle formed by, an airplane wing or other airfoil the leading or trailing edge of which slopes backward from the fuselage.
Origin:
1915–20; noun use of verb phrase sweep back
1915–20; noun use of verb phrase sweep back
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Sweepback
is always a great word to know.
So is bulk modulus. Does it mean:
| coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between pressure and fractional change |
| property of a substance to change form due to force and recover original form upon force's removal |
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