| pro·pel·ler also pro·pel·lor (pr n. A machine for propelling an aircraft or boat, consisting of a power-driven shaft with radiating blades that are placed so as to thrust air or water in a desired direction when spinning. |
propeller [prəˈpɛlə]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a device having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to propel a ship, aircraft, etc.
2. a person or thing that propels
| propeller (pr A device consisting of a set of two or more twisted, airfoil-shaped blades mounted around a shaft and spun to provide propulsion of a vehicle through water or air, or to cause fluid flow, as in a pump. The lift generated by the spinning blades provides the force that propels the vehicle or the fluid |
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| Noun | 1. | hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles screw propeller, screw - a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air variable-pitch propeller - propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable |
propeller
Translations
propeller [prəˈpɛlər] n [boat, plane] → hélice f
propeller shaft prop shaft n → arbre m de transmission
propelling pencil n (British) → porte-mine m inv
propeller shaft prop shaft n → arbre m de transmission
propelling pencil n (British) → porte-mine m inv
propeller
n → Propeller m; propeller blade (Aviat) → Luftschrauben-/Propellerblatt nt; (Naut) → Schraubenflügel m; propeller shaft → Antriebswelle f; (Aut) → Kardanwelle f; (Naut) → Schraubenwelle f
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