English Dictionary

yaw

IPA（発音記号）

/jɔː/

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

航空機、船、ミサイルなどが、垂直軸を中心に回転することによって、本来の進行方向からずれる現象。

The autopilot corrected a sudden yaw to keep the aircraft aligned with the runway centerline.

オートパイロットは、機体を滑走路の中心線に保つために、垂直軸まわりの突然の偏航を修正した。

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

The extent of yawing; the rotation angle about the vertical axis.

the yaw of an aircraft

yaws （ plural ）