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AERODYNAMIC LIFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerodynamic lift mean? 

AERODYNAMIC LIFT (noun)
  The noun AERODYNAMIC LIFT has 1 sense:

1. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravityplay

  Familiarity information: AERODYNAMIC LIFT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AERODYNAMIC LIFT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

aerodynamic lift; lift

Hypernyms ("aerodynamic lift" is a kind of...):

aerodynamic force (forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aerodynamic lift"):

ground effect (apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground)


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