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Flettner

Flettner is the clipping of Flettner rotor.

Meaning of Flettner rotor

Noun

Flettner rotor (plural Flettner rotors)

  1. A smooth cylinder with disc end-plates which is spun along its long axis and, as air passes at right angles across it, the Magnus effect causes an aerodynamic force to be generated in the direction perpendicular to both the long axis and the direction of air flow.

Forms of Flettner

pluralFlettners

Phrases with Flettner

Questions about Flettner

What is Flettner the clipping of?
Flettner is the clipping of Flettner rotor.

Words near Flettner in the dictionary

  1. flets
  2. Fletschhorn
  3. Flett
  4. flettermice
  5. flettermouse
  6. Flettner
  7. Flettner rotor
  8. Flettner rotors
  9. Flettners
  10. fletton
  11. flettons

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