Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vortex generator

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: vor-tex -gen-er-a-tor
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aerodynamic device, consisting of a small vane usually attached to a lifting surface (or airfoil, such as an aircraft wing) or a rotor blade of a wind turbine.

Inflected Forms

vortex generators (plural)

Questions

What does vortex generator mean?: An aerodynamic device, consisting of a small vane usually attached to a lifting surface (or airfoil, such as an aircraft wing) or a rotor blade of a wind turbine.

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