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dethermalizer

dethermalizer noun: a device that alters the aerodynamics of an airplane, glider etc, allowing it to descend quickly but safely, especially when caught in a thermal.

Noun

dethermalizer (plural dethermalizers, abbreviation DT)

  1. A device that alters the aerodynamics of an airplane, glider etc, allowing it to descend quickly but safely, especially when caught in a thermal
    • "One of the most bittersweet joys in model aviation is an out of sight flight by a Free Flight model. While we all strive for our models to fly as well as we can, it is possible to have a model fly too well. Well trimmed, and with a bit of luck, a model can be caught in a thermal and climb to...

Forms of dethermalizer

pluraldethermalizers
abbreviationDT

Questions about dethermalizer

What does dethermalizer mean?
Dethermalizer means a device that alters the aerodynamics of an airplane, glider etc, allowing it to descend quickly but safely, especially when caught in a thermal.
What part of speech is dethermalizer?
Dethermalizer is a noun.
What is the plural of dethermalizer?
The plural of dethermalizer is dethermalizers.

Words near dethermalizer in the dictionary

  1. detheocratizes
  2. detheocratizing
  3. Detheridge
  4. Detheridges
  5. dethermalization
  6. dethermalizer
  7. dethermalizers
  8. Dethick
  9. Dethick, Lea and Holloway
  10. Dethicks
  11. dethiobiotin

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