Yaw

Word YAW
Character 3
Hyphenation yaw
Pronunciations /jɔː/

Definitions and meanings of "Yaw"

What do we mean by yaw?

To swerve off course momentarily or temporarily. intransitive verb

To turn about the vertical axis. Used of an aircraft, spacecraft, or projectile. intransitive verb

To move unsteadily; weave. intransitive verb

To cause to yaw. intransitive verb

The act of yawing. noun

Extent of yawing, measured in degrees. noun

Nautical, a temporary deviation of a ship or vessel from the direct line of her course. noun

One of the tubercles characteristic of the disease known as yaws. noun

A thin or defective place in cloth. noun

To go unsteadily; bend or deviate from a straight course: chiefly nautical.

To move aside; move from one side to the other.

To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane-juice in the sugar-works.

To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works. intransitive verb

A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering. noun

To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship. verb

The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane. noun

The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile. noun

An act of yawing. noun

A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness. noun

The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis noun

The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.

The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile.

A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness.

The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis

Synonyms and Antonyms for Yaw

The word "yaw" in example sentences

This tended to produce a turning movement of the entire aircraft - known as yaw - toward the dead engine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The primary navigation laser accounts for yaw, which is what we do when we walk. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It keeps the nose of the plane from swinging side to side (this phenomenon is called yaw). ❋ Unknown (2010)

This tended to produce a turning movement of the entire aircraft _ known as yaw _ toward the dead engine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But, of course, this study focuses only on one type of maneuver, turning left or right, which is known as yaw in aviation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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