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constant-speed propeller

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
con-stan-t-speed pro-peller
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of propeller that rotates at a set rotational velocity, but whose power is set by varying the pitch of the blades.

Etymology

From constant + speed + propeller from being a propeller that is run at a speed that does not change.

Inflected Forms

constant-speed propellers (plural)

Questions

What does constant-speed propeller mean?
A type of propeller that rotates at a set rotational velocity, but whose power is set by varying the pitch of the blades.
Where does constant-speed propeller come from?
From constant + speed + propeller from being a propeller that is run at a speed that does not change.

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