Meaning

1 senses
  1. The forwardmost part of an aircraft, rocket or missile; it is shaped to minimize aerodynamic resistance.

    Nasenkegel

    головно́й обтека́тельgolovnój obtekátelʹ

More definitions
  • front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the forwardmost part of an aircraft, rocket or missile; it is shaped to minimise aerodymanic resistance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the forwardmost part of an aircraft, rocket or missile; it is shaped to minimise aerodymanic resistance:

Forms

plural: nose cones
Singularnose cone
Pluralnose cones

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere:ogive

Word family

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