equivalent airspeed
Dynamic pressure expressed as airspeedDynamic pressure expressed as airspeed; the airspeed at sea level in the International Standard Atmosphere at which an airplane would experience the same dynamic pressure as it does in its current flight conditions; calibrated airspeed corrected for errors introduced by the compressibility of air at nonzero Mach numbers.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Dynamic pressure expressed as airspeed; the airspeed at sea level in the International Standard Atmosphere at which an airplane would experience the same dynamic pressure as it does in its current flight conditions; calibrated airspeed corrected for errors introduced by the compressibility of air at nonzero Mach numbers.
Forms
plural: equivalent airspeeds| Singular | equivalent airspeed |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsEAS
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable