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Control Surface

Definition: Control Surface

Control Surface

Noun

1. A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms: Control Surface

Synonyms: aerofoil (n), airfoil (n), surface (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Control Surface

Specialty definitions using "control surface": aerodynamic overbalance ♦ geared tab ♦ jetavator ♦ plain rib, power-assisted control system ♦ wing rib. (references)

Photo Album: Control Surface

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Operating a hand drill at North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is working in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane, Inglewood, Calif. Credit: Library of Congress.		Left side view of the 1900 Wright glider before installation of forward horizontal control surface, flying as a kite, tipped forward; Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station and Weather Bureau buildings in background to the left. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Expressions: Control Surface

Expressions using "control surface": control surface angle ♦ control surface balance. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: Control Surface

Language		Translations for "control surface"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		gouverne (control). (various references)

German		Steuerfläche. (various references)

Hungarian		kormányfelület. (various references)

Pig Latin		ontrolcay urfacesay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Control Surface

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-f-l-n-o-o-r-r-s-t-u"
	-3 letters: consecrator.
	-4 letters: cocreators, cocurators, conferrals, cotransfer, courantoes, forecourts, forlornest, nucleators, occurrents, raconteurs, recontours.
	-5 letters: accentors, accouters, accoutres, acrolects, calutrons, cancerous, carrousel, caruncles, cocoanuts, cocounsel, cocreator, cocurator, cofactors, colocates, colorants, colorfast, colourers, concertos, concourse, conferral, conflates, confuters, consulate, consulter, consultor, corantoes, coronates, coruscant, coruscate, counselor, courantes, courantos, courtesan, falconers, falconets, flaunters, footraces, forecourt, fourscore.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Photo Album

5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography

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