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rate of climb

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
rate of -climb
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rate at which an aircraft gains altitude. A negative rate of climb implies descent.

Inflected Forms

rates of climb (plural)

Phrases

rate of climb indicator rate of ascent rate of descent

Frequently Paired Words

rate of ascent rate of descent airspeed groundspeed

Synonyms

climb rate

Questions

What does rate of climb mean?
The rate at which an aircraft gains altitude. A negative rate of climb implies descent.

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