Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wake vortex

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: wake vor-tex
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.

Inflected Forms

wake vortices (plural)

Phrases

wake turbulence

Frequently Paired Words

wake turbulence

Questions

What does wake vortex mean?: One of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other.

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