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oblique wing

oblique wing noun: a variable geometry wing concept, where the wing is designed to rotate on center pivot, so that one tip is swept forward while the opposite tip is swept aft.

Noun

oblique wing (plural oblique wings)

  1. A variable geometry wing concept, where the wing is designed to rotate on center pivot, so that one tip is swept forward while the opposite tip is swept aft.

Forms of oblique wing

pluraloblique wings

Questions about oblique wing

What does oblique wing mean?
Oblique wing means a variable geometry wing concept, where the wing is designed to rotate on center pivot, so that one tip is swept forward while the opposite tip is swept aft.
What part of speech is oblique wing?
Oblique wing is a noun.
What is the plural of oblique wing?
The plural of oblique wing is oblique wings.

Words near oblique wing in the dictionary

  1. oblique system of coordinates
  2. oblique tone
  3. oblique tones
  4. oblique type
  5. oblique types
  6. oblique wing
  7. oblique wings
  8. oblique-swimming triplefin
  9. oblique-swimming triplefins
  10. obliqued
  11. obliquely

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