Definisjon av yaw

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Noun

yaw - an erratic deflection from an intended course
swerve
turning, turn act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"

Verb

yaw - deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
deviate, divert turn aside; turn away from
hunt pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
swerve, trend, sheer, slew, slue, veer, curve, cut turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
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Substantiv

yaw - 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.
yaw - 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.
yaw - An act of yawing.
yaw - A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness.
yaw - The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis.

Verb

yaw - To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
yaw - To swerve off course to port or starboard.
yaw - To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.
yaw - To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) yaw
  • Presens: yaw / yaws
  • Preteritum: yawed
  • Perfektum: (have) yawed

Substantiv

  • Entall: yaw
  • Flertall: yaws

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