rotor blade

ro·tor blade

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-ter bleyd]
- /ˈroʊ tər bleɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-ter bleyd]
- /ˈroʊ tər bleɪd/

Definitions of rotor blade words

noun rotor blade one airfoil of the rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft. 1
countable noun rotor blade The rotors or rotor blades of a helicopter are the four long, flat, thin pieces of metal on top of it which go round and lift it off the ground. 0
noun rotor blade a rotating blade in a propeller 0

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Origin of rotor blade

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Rotor blade

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rotor blade

rotor blade popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rotor blade usage trend in Literature

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