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Aileron   /ˈeɪlərˌɑn/   Listen
Aileron

noun
1.
An airfoil that controls lateral motion.





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"Aileron" Quotes from Famous Books



... the wing, one above or before the other; the anterior attached to the wing and moving with it, the posterior fastened to the thorax and stationary; see calyptra; squama; squamula; lobulus; axillary lobe; aileron; scale; tegulae: Coleoptera; a membranous appendage of ...
— Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology • John. B. Smith


Words linked to "Aileron" :   airfoil, wing, aerofoil, control surface, surface


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