rate of climb

English

Noun

rate of climb (plural rates of climb)

1. (aviation) The rate at which an aircraft gains altitude. A negative rate of climb implies descent.

Synonyms

• climb rate

Coordinate terms

• airspeed
• groundspeed

Derived terms

• rate of climb indicator

Related terms

• rate of ascent
• rate of descent

Translations

rate of increase of altitude

• Finnish: nousunopeus
• French: vitesse ascensionnelle f, vitesse d’ascension f
• Polish: prędkość wznoszenia f
• Russian: скороподъёмность (ru) f (skoropodʺjómnostʹ)