Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

n1

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: n1
IPA

1

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rotational speed of the low-pressure spool of a multiple-spool gas turbine engine, often expressed as a percentage of a certain reference rotational speed.

Example Sentences

"The load factor and engine N1 data fluctuations recorded on the FDR suggested that flight 587 encountered the wake of Japan Air Lines flight 47 for the second time between about 0915:50 and 0915:54 and that the motion of the airplane was affected by the wake vortex during this time."

Inflected Forms

N1s (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

N2 N3

Questions

What does n1 mean?: The rotational speed of the low-pressure spool of a multiple-spool gas turbine engine, often expressed as a percentage of a certain reference rotational speed.

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