wind tunnel

wind tun·nel

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun wind, literary wahynd tuhn-l]
- /noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ˈtʌn l/
- /wɪnd ˈtʌnl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun wind, literary wahynd tuhn-l]
- /noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ˈtʌn l/

Definitions of wind tunnel words

noun wind tunnel a tubular chamber or structure in which a steady current of air can be maintained at a controlled velocity, equipped with devices for measuring and recording forces and moments on scale models of complete aircraft or of their parts or, sometimes, on full-scale aircraft or their parts. 1
noun wind tunnel chamber used to study effects of airflow 1
countable noun wind tunnel A wind tunnel is a room or passage through which air can be made to flow at controlled speeds. Wind tunnels are used to test new equipment or machinery, especially cars and aeroplanes. 0
noun wind tunnel a chamber for testing the aerodynamic properties of aircraft, aerofoils, etc, in which a current of air can be maintained at a constant velocity 0
noun wind tunnel a tunnel-like chamber through which air is forced and in which airplanes, motor vehicles, etc., or their scale models, are tested to determine the effects of wind pressure 0
noun wind tunnel A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc. 0

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Origin of wind tunnel

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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wind tunnel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

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