airfoil

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Synonyms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English [edit]

Airfoil nomenclature

Alternative forms [edit]

aerofoil (British)

Noun [edit]

airfoil (plural airfoils) (American)

A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
A wing of an aircraft.

Synonyms [edit]

(structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air): foil
(wing): wing

Translations [edit]

structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air

French: profil d'aile (fr) m

Spanish: perfil alar (es), perfil aerodinámico (es), perfil (es)

wing of an aircraft — see wing

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