portance

pɔʁtɑ̃s

Definition

Definition of portance - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

aéronautique

TECH.

force qui pousse vers le haut un objet dans un fluide

TECH.

La portance permet à l'avion de décoller et de rester en vol.
La portance varie selon la forme de l'aile.
Les ingénieurs étudient la portance pour améliorer les drones.

sustentation

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Origin of portance

latin, portare (porter)

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aile

avion

élément d'un avion qui assure sa portance

spoiler

automobile

dispositif aérodynamique fixé sur un véhicule pour réduire la portance

aéronef

aviation

appareil qui peut voler dans l'air grâce à la portance ou flottabilité

anti-décrochage

adj.

aéronautique

qui empêche la perte de portance d'un avion en vol

anti-décrochage

aéronautique

dispositif technique pour éviter la perte de portance d'un avion

décrochage

aviation

perte soudaine de portance de l'aile d'un avion

décroché

aéronautique

perte de portance d'une aile d'avion due à un mauvais angle

décrochant

adj.

aéronautique

qui perd de la portance à cause d'un angle trop élevé

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English:lift, ...
German:Auftrieb, ...
Italian:portanza, ...
Spanish:sustentación, ...
Portuguese:sustentação, ...
Chinese:升力, ...
Japanese:揚力, ...
Arabic:قوة الرفع, ...
Hebrew:עֲקִיפָה, ...
Russian:подъёмная сила, ...
Ukrainian:підйомна сила, ...
Catalan:sustentació, ...
Danish:løftekraft, ...
Dutch:lift, ...
Greek:άντωση, ...
Hungarian:felhajtóerő, ...
Khmer:កម្លាំងលើក, ...
Korean:양력, ...
Polish:siła nośna, ...
Portuguese (BR):sustentação, ...
Romanian:portanță, ...
Swedish:lyftkraft, ...
Thai:แรงยก, ...
Turkish:kaldırma kuvveti, ...
Vietnamese:lực nâng, ...

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Definition of portance - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Origin of portance

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