English Explanatory Dictionary

constant-speed propeller

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of propeller that rotates at a set rotational velocity, but whose power is set by varying the pitch of the blades.

Word forms

constant-speed propeller constant-speed propellers

Etymology

From constant + speed + propeller from being a propeller that is run at a speed that does not change.

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