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anti-shock body

anti-shock body noun: a pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's cross-sectional area along its length so as to better conform to the area rule, reducing wave drag at transonic speeds.

anti-shock body: a pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's cross-sectional area...
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Noun

anti-shock body (plural anti-shock bodies)

  1. A pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's cross-sectional area along its length so as to better conform to the area rule, reducing wave drag at transonic speeds.
    Synonyms:
    ASB, Küchemann carrot

Synonyms of anti-shock body

  • ASB
  • Küchemann carrot

Forms of anti-shock body

pluralanti-shock bodies

Questions about anti-shock body

What does anti-shock body mean?
Anti-shock body means a pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's cross-sectional area along its length so as to better conform to the area rule, reducing wave drag at transonic speeds.
What part of speech is anti-shock body?
Anti-shock body is a noun.
What is the plural of anti-shock body?
The plural of anti-shock body is anti-shock bodies.

Words near anti-shock body in the dictionary

  1. anti-shippers
  2. anti-shipping
  3. anti-ships
  4. anti-shock
  5. anti-shock bodies
  6. anti-shock body
  7. anti-shocks
  8. Anti-Sicilian
  9. anti-SJW
  10. anti-SJWs
  11. anti-skub

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