wind velocity
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wind velocity — The speed and direction of the wind is called wind velocity. It is expressed in five or six digits the first three indicating the true direction from which the wind is blowing and the last two or three digits indicating the speed in knots. Thus,… … Aviation dictionary
wind velocity — vėjo greitis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Horizontalusis oro judėjimo greitis. atitikmenys: angl. wind velocity pranc. vecteur vent … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
wind velocity — speed of the wind … English contemporary dictionary
Wind Velocity — The wind speed and direction in an undisturbed flow … Energy terms
air-plot wind velocity — The wind velocity calculated from knowledge of air position and a fix. See also air plot and fix … Aviation dictionary
Wind speed — is the speed of wind, the movement of air or other gases in an atmosphere. It is a scalar quantity, the magnitude of the vector of motion.Wind speed has always meant the movement of air in an outside environment, but the speed of air movement… … Wikipedia
wind shear — /wind/ 1. the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction. 2. a condition, dangerous to aircraft, in which the speed or direction of the wind changes abruptly. Cf. microburst. [1940 45] * * * Rate of change of… … Universalium
Wind shear — Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere. Wind shear can be broken down into vertical and horizontal components, with… … Wikipedia
Wind-powered vehicle — Wind powered vehicles have traditionally been associated with seafaring vehicles that, until the advent of steam engines, relied primarily upon winds which were used to drive the sails of such vehicles to their destinations. In the Western world … Wikipedia
wind shear — wind′ shear [[t]wɪnd[/t]] n. 1) phs mer the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction 2) phs mer aer. aer. a condition, dangerous to aircraft, in which the speed or direction of the wind changes abruptly … From formal English to slang
