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P-factor

P-factor noun: an aerodynamic phenomenon experienced by a moving propeller, whereby the propeller's center of thrust moves off-center when the aircraft is at a high angle of attack.

Noun

P-factor (countable and uncountable, plural P-factors)

  1. An aerodynamic phenomenon experienced by a moving propeller, whereby the propeller's center of thrust moves off-center when the aircraft is at a high angle of attack.

Forms of P-factor

pluralP-factors

Origin of P-factor

Blend of propeller + factor.

Questions about P-factor

What does P-factor mean?
P-factor means an aerodynamic phenomenon experienced by a moving propeller, whereby the propeller's center of thrust moves off-center when the aircraft is at a high angle of attack.
What part of speech is P-factor?
P-factor is a noun.
What is the plural of P-factor?
The plural of P-factor is P-factors.

Words near P-factor in the dictionary

  1. p-code
  2. P-cola
  3. P-complete
  4. P-E ratio
  5. P-E ratios
  6. P-factor
  7. P-factors
  8. p-file
  9. p-files
  10. P-frame
  11. P-frames

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