AERODYNAMIC LIFT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

aerodynamic lift; lift

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

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)