decalage (English, noun)
expansion: decalage (countable and uncountable, plural decalages)
Senses:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The difference in angle of incidence between the main wing and horizontal stabilizer, or between the canard and main wing, of an airplane.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The difference in angle of incidence of the two wings of a biplane.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The angle between two geometric lines that define an aerofoil.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: In Piagetian developmental psychology, the inability to apply a learned function across all problems (horizontal decalage) or across different developmental stages (vertical decalage).
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: decalages
tags: plural