airfoil
pronunciation
How to pronounce airfoil in British English:
UK [ˈeəfɔɪl]
How to pronounce airfoil in American English:
US [ˈerfɔɪl]
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- Noun:
- a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Word Origin
- airfoil (n.)
- 1922, U.S. form of aerofoil.
Example
- 1. The airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft .
- 2. Numerical simulation of glaze ice accretions on an airfoil .
- 3. In addition , the area the airfoil can sweep isn 't limited by the diameter of the turbine , so these airborne systems are inherently more efficient .
- 4. The vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft .
- 5. With the increasing take-off weight , the design of modern large aircraft commonly uses multi-element airfoil systems to improve take-off and landing performance .