strake
/ˈstreɪk/
strake1词源 1
词源链
- 英语English
strake
词源说明
From Middle English strake, from Old English *straca (> Anglo-Latin straca), from Proto-West Germanic *strakō, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz (“straight”). Akin to Old English streċċan (“to make straight, stretch”).
释义
名词noun
- 1archaicAn iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel), a cleat, or a rim covering.
- 2(aviation) A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
- 3(fluid dynamics) Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes.
strake2词源 2
释义
动词verb
- 1obsoletesimple past of strike