dog tooth

noun

A sharp zig-zag pattern on the leading edge of a wing which increases the vorticity over the wing and reduces spanwise flow.

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Meanings

noundog tooth (plural dog teeth or dog tooths)

plural dog teeth · plural dog tooths · alternative dogtooth · alternative dog-tooth · alternative dog's tooth

  1. informalaeronauticsA sharp zig-zag pattern on the leading edge of a wing which increases the vorticity over the wing and reduces spanwise flow.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of dogtooth in its various senses.
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APA

dog tooth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20tooth

MLA

“dog tooth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20tooth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dog tooth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20tooth.

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