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- [yaw]
- /yɔ/
- /jɔː/
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- [yaw]
- /yɔ/
Definitions of yaw word
- verb without object yaw to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship. 1
- verb without object yaw (of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis. 1
- verb without object yaw (of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane. 1
- verb with object yaw to cause to yaw. 1
- noun yaw one of the lesions of yaws. 1
- noun yaw (of a moving ship or aircraft) twist or oscillate about a vertical axis. 1
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Origin of yaw
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Yaw
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yaw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for yaw
verb yaw
- swerve — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
- deviate — To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others.
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- veer — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
noun yaw
- transference — the act or process of transferring.
- flection — the act of bending.
- shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- translocation — a change of location.
- retroversion — a looking or turning back.
Antonyms for yaw
verb yaw
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- straighten — make straight
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