airflow

(âr'flō')
n.

1. A flow of air.
2. The motion of air currents around an object as it moves through the air, especially the motion of air about a moving airplane.

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A flow or stream of air. An airflow may take place in a wind tunnel, in the induction system of an engine, etc. It is relative airflow that goes past the wing or other parts of a moving craft. The rate of airflow is measured by mass or volume per unit of time.

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For a list of words related to airflow, see:

• Aviation and Aerodynamics - airflow: stream of air in motion relative to a body

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See words rhyming with "airflow."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - luftstrøm, luftstrømning

Nederlands (Dutch)
luchtstroom

Français (French)
n. - courant atmosphérique, écoulement d'air

Deutsch (German)
n. - Luftstrom

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρεύμα, ροή αέρα

Italiano (Italian)
corrente d'aria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fluxo (m) de ar (Fís.)

Русский (Russian)
воздушные потоки

Español (Spanish)
n. - corriente de aire

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - luftström

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
气流

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 氣流

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기류

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気流

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جريان ألهواء, تيارات هوائيه يحدثها اندفاع طائره أو سياره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זרם האוויר שכיוונו מנוגד לכיוון של טיסה או נסיעה, זרם אוויר‬

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