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constant-speed propeller

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from propellō
  2. inherited from propellen — “drive out, expel”
  3. suffixed as propeller — “propel + er”
  4. compounded as constant-speed propeller — “constant + speed + propeller”

Definitions

  1. A type of propeller that rotates at a set rotational velocity, but whose power is set by…

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

The neighborhood

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