Definition of airfoil Airfoil
/ɛˈɹfɔjˌl/ - [erfoyl] - air•foil
We found 5 definitions of airfoil from 4 different sources.
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What does airfoil mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: airfoils |
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| airfoil - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight | ||
| aerofoil, control surface, surface | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
| aileron an airfoil that controls lateral motion | ||
| elevator lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building | ||
| flaps, flap any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" | ||
| horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged | ||
| leading edge forward edge of an airfoil | ||
| rotary wing, rotor blade the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air | ||
| rudder (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel | ||
| spoiler a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag | ||
| spoiler a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag | ||
| stabilizer a device for making something stable | ||
| trailing edge the rear edge of an airfoil | ||
| vertical tail the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft | ||
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Wiktionary 
Wikipedia 
- An airfoil (in American English, or aerofoil in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller or ship's screw or sail) as seen in cross-section. It is passed through a fluid in order to provide either lift or downforce, depending on its application.
Part of speech
🔤- airfoil, noun, singular of airfoils.
