| 单词 | windage |
| 释义 | windage /win"dij/, n. 1. the influence of the wind in deflecting a missile. 2. the amount of such deflection. 3. the degree to which a gunsight must be adjusted to correct for windage. 4. a difference between the diameter of a projectile and that of the gun bore, for the escape of gas and the prevention of friction. 5. Naut. that portion of a vessel's surface upon which the wind acts. 6. Mach. friction between a rotor and the air within its casing, as in an electric generator. 7. Elect. the resisting influence of air against the rotating armature of a dynamo, creating a power loss. [1700-10; WIND1 + -AGE] |
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