yaw – Deutsch–English translations

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yaw verb

  /jɑː/ , /jɒː/ , /jɔː/
  • To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course
 gieren

yaws noun

  /ˈjɔːz/
  • a contagious tropical disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue
 Frambösie

yaw noun

  /jɑː/ , /jɒː/ , /jɔː/
  • 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
 Gieren
  • 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
  • The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis
 Gierwinkel
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