Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flettner rotor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flet-tner ro-tor
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A smooth cylinder with disc end-plates which is spun along its long axis and, as air passes at right angles across it, the Magnus effect causes an aerodynamic force to be generated in the direction perpendicular to both the long axis and the direction of air flow.

Etymology

Named after German aviation engineer and inventor Anton Flettner.

Inflected Forms

Flettner rotors (plural)

Questions

What does flettner rotor mean?: A smooth cylinder with disc end-plates which is spun along its long axis and, as air passes at right angles across it, the Magnus effect causes an aerodynamic force to be generated in the direction perpendicular to both the long axis and the direction of air flow.
Where does flettner rotor come from?: Named after German aviation engineer and inventor Anton Flettner.

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