airfoil

English

Airfoil nomenclature

Alternative forms

aerofoil (British)

Etymology

From air +‎ foil.

Noun

airfoil (plural airfoils)

(American) A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
Synonym: foil
(American) A wing of an aircraft.
Synonym: wing

Translations

structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air

Dutch: vleugelprofiel n
French: profil d'aile m
German: tragflächenprofil n
Irish: aereiteog f

Italian: profilo alare m
Portuguese: aerofólio m
Spanish: perfil alar, perfil aerodinámico, perfil (es)

wing of an aircraft — see wing

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