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airfoil

cross-sectional shape of a wing, blade (of a propeller, rotor, or turbine), or sail
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airfoil

Summary

airfoil has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • airfoil is a type of shape[2].
  • airfoil is a type of curve[3].
  • airfoil is a type of cross section[4].
  • airfoil's Commons category is recorded as Airfoils and wing cross-sections[5].
  • airfoil's facet of is recorded as planform[6].
  • airfoil's has characteristic is recorded as chord[7].
  • airfoil's has characteristic is recorded as camber[8].
  • airfoil's has characteristic is recorded as thickness[9].
  • airfoil's has characteristic is recorded as angle of incidence[10].
  • airfoil's studied by is recorded as aerodynamics[11].
  • airfoil's characteristic of is recorded as aerodynamic surface[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include shape[2], curve[3], and cross section[4].

Why It Matters

airfoil has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] airfoil is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

aerodynamics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Local thumb → —
    Facet of → planform
    Studied by → aerodynamics
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293955705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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