Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elevator authority

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: el-e-va-tor au-thor-i-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The degree of control that the elevators can exert over the pitching motion of an aircraft; related to elevator design and airspeed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The airspeed was so low that there was insufficient elevator authority to recover from the stall."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does elevator authority mean?: The degree of control that the elevators can exert over the pitching motion of an aircraft; related to elevator design and airspeed.

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