Complete Definition of "airfoil"


English

Alternative spellings
aerofoil (British)

Noun
airfoil US (plural: airfoils)

  1. A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
  2. A wing of an aircraft.

Synonyms
(structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air): foil
(wing): wing

Translations

trans-top|structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air
French: profil d'aile m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

wing of an aircraft
See wing

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