| 单词 |
Rogallo |
| 释义 |
Rogallo|rəʊˈgæləʊ|
Also rogallo.
The name of Francis M. Rogallo, 20th-c. U.S. engineer, used attrib. and absol. to designate a light, flexible, triangular wing deployed by means of tension lines or rigid tubes and used on spacecraft and for hang-gliding.
1961Rogallo wing [see paraglider]. 1968McGraw-Hill Encycl. Space i. 127 The tanks..are specially arranged to accommodate the housing of the recovery wing. The latter, known by the names of Paraglider, Flex-wing or Rogallo Wing (from the name of its inventor, Francis M. Rogallo, director of the large wind-tunnel at NASA's Langley Research Center) is a flexible wing which is deployed in flight and enables the rocket to glide. 1974Observer (Colour Suppl.) 7 Apr. 68/1 The rogallo, a triangular kite-shape wing made of aluminium tubing with a nylon sail. 1974Sci. Amer. Dec. 138/1 Most sky surfers first learn to fly on a Rogallo kite. 1978A. Welch Bk. of Airsports i. 9/2 They come in an increasing variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from the basic rogallo for club and school use to almost aeroplane planform hang gliders. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：rogallo英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 扭力矩 释义 【机】 torsional moment 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本涵......