wake vortex
wake vortex · wake vortices
One of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing…One of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.
Meaning
1 sensesOne of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.
Forms
plural: wake vortices| Singular | wake vortex |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwake turbulence