yo-weight
/ˈjoʊ.wait/
yo-weight noun: a weight unreeled from a discarded rocket stage to unbalance the stage and cause it to tumble, preventing the stage's residual thrust from causing it to ram the payload that discarded the stage.
Noun
yo-weight (plural yo-weights)
- A weight unreeled from a discarded rocket stage to unbalance the stage and cause it to tumble, preventing the stage's residual thrust from causing it to ram the payload that discarded the stage.
- Synonyms:
- yo tumbler
Synonyms of yo-weight
Forms of yo-weight
| plural | yo-weights |
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Origin of yo-weight
By analogy with the paired yo-yo weights similarly unreeled in the course of yo-yo despin.
Questions about yo-weight
- What does yo-weight mean?
- Yo-weight means a weight unreeled from a discarded rocket stage to unbalance the stage and cause it to tumble, preventing the stage's residual thrust from causing it to ram the payload that discarded the stage.
- What part of speech is yo-weight?
- Yo-weight is a noun.
- How do you pronounce yo-weight?
- Yo-weight is pronounced /ˈjoʊ.wait/ (US).
- What is the plural of yo-weight?
- The plural of yo-weight is yo-weights.
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