airflow

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noun

Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.

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air flowflow of air
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Meanings

nounairflow (countable and uncountable, plural airflows)

plural airflows · alternative air flow

  1. countableuncountableAny flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe flow of air

Similar
air flowflow of air
Broader
flowflowing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From air + flow.

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Translations

Danish luftstrøm
  • luftstrømany flow of air
Finnish ilmavirta, ilmavirtaus
  • ilmavirtaany flow of air
  • ilmavirtausany flow of air
Hungarian légáram, légáramlat
  • légáramany flow of air
  • légáramlatany flow of air
  • légáramlásany flow of air
  • levegőáramlásany flow of air
Italian corrente, corrente d'aria
  • correnteany flow of air
  • corrente d'ariaany flow of air
  • flusso d'ariaany flow of air
Japanese 気流
  • 気流 (kiryū)any flow of air
Norwegian Bokmål luftstrøm
  • luftstrømany flow of air
Polish strumień powietrza
  • strumień powietrzaany flow of air
Cite this entry
APA

airflow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airflow

MLA

“airflow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airflow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airflow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airflow.

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