How do you use Spanwise in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Spanwise in a sentence
Spanwise meaning
Relating to the direction of a span
Using Spanwise
- The main meaning on this page is: Relating to the direction of a span
Context around Spanwise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spanwise
- In this selection, "spanwise" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strong, axis, component and position stand out and add context to how "spanwise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about a spanwise axis to and in the spanwise component of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spanwise" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spanwise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the Flettner rotor the entire airfoil is circular and spins about a spanwise axis to create the circulation. (19 words)
This complication was avoided by the combination of low wing loading and fixed leading-edge camber that varies with spanwise position along the wing. (24 words)
Under certain conditions – for instance resonance or strong spanwise correlation of the lift force – the resulting motion of the structure due to the lift fluctuations may be strongly enhanced. (29 words)
The difference in the spanwise component of velocity above and below the wing (between being in the inboard direction above and in the outboard direction below) persists at the trailing edge and into the wake downstream. (36 words)
Under certain conditions – for instance resonance or strong spanwise correlation of the lift force – the resulting motion of the structure due to the lift fluctuations may be strongly enhanced. (29 words)
This complication was avoided by the combination of low wing loading and fixed leading-edge camber that varies with spanwise position along the wing. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
In the Flettner rotor the entire airfoil is circular and spins about a spanwise axis to create the circulation.
The difference in the spanwise component of velocity above and below the wing (between being in the inboard direction above and in the outboard direction below) persists at the trailing edge and into the wake downstream.
This complication was avoided by the combination of low wing loading and fixed leading-edge camber that varies with spanwise position along the wing.
Under certain conditions – for instance resonance or strong spanwise correlation of the lift force – the resulting motion of the structure due to the lift fluctuations may be strongly enhanced.