wind tunnel
a tubular chamber or structure in which a steady current of air can be maintained at a controlled velocity, equipped with devices for measuring and recording forces and moments on scale models of complete aircraft or of their parts or, sometimes, on full-scale aircraft or their parts.
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How to use wind tunnel in a sentence
She did that and worked in the wind tunnel, but never got promoted there.
The NASA Engineer Who’s a Mathematician at Heart | Susan D'Agostino | January 19, 2021 | Quanta MagazineWe did years of testing in our wind tunnels to show what worked.
The NASA Engineer Who’s a Mathematician at Heart | Susan D'Agostino | January 19, 2021 | Quanta MagazineOne of the engineers had suggested that she go to a segregated high school to get credentials so that NASA would let her work in the wind tunnel.
The NASA Engineer Who’s a Mathematician at Heart | Susan D'Agostino | January 19, 2021 | Quanta MagazineShe tested different materials in the aquatic version of a wind tunnel.
Student scientists work to help all of us survive a warmer world | Bethany Brookshire | October 21, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe city’s 2018 acquisition of the former skydiving center, still outfitted with a pair of 30-foot tall wind tunnels, drew questions soon after the purchase.
Bry Has a Different Take on Another Downtown Building Debacle | Lisa Halverstadt | October 7, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
It's hard in the wind tunnel of fame and managers and fans and appearance fees.
He also wants to open an indoor skydiving center, complete with a vertical wind tunnel.
The wind tunnel has proved that by exhaustive research—and don't forget how quickly I can grow!
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. BarberIt looked like the inside of a giant wind tunnel brilliantly lit now with powerful searchlights.
The Brain | Alexander BladeThe best angles of incidence for these varying factors are found by means of wind-tunnel research and practical trial and error.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. BarberThe best degree of fineness for any given velocity is found by means of wind-tunnel research.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. BarberDio staggered out of the wind-tunnel and sagged down beside Jill.
A World is Born | Leigh Douglass Brackett
British Dictionary definitions for wind tunnel
/ (wɪnd) /
a chamber for testing the aerodynamic properties of aircraft, aerofoils, etc, in which a current of air can be maintained at a constant velocity
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Scientific definitions for wind tunnel
A chamber through which air is blown at controlled speeds to simulate the motion of objects placed in the chamber through the air, used to study the aerodynamic properties of objects such as automobiles, airplanes, and missiles.
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