wake vortex
wake vortex noun: one of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.
Noun
wake vortex (plural wake vortices)
- One of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.
Forms of wake vortex
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Questions about wake vortex
- What does wake vortex mean?
- Wake vortex means one of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.
- What part of speech is wake vortex?
- Wake vortex is a noun.
- What is the plural of wake vortex?
- The plural of wake vortex is wake vortices.
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