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indicated airspeed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
in-di-cat-ed air-speed
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The airspeed displayed by an aircraft's airspeed indicator based on measurements from the pitot-static system; the airspeed used by pilots and air traffic control when flying and controlling aircraft.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

indicated airspeeds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

calibrated airspeed equivalent airspeed true airspeed

Synonyms

IAS

Questions

What does indicated airspeed mean?
The airspeed displayed by an aircraft's airspeed indicator based on measurements from the pitot-static system; the airspeed used by pilots and air traffic control when flying and controlling aircraft.

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