airfoil

Noun airfoil has 1 sense

• airfoil(n = noun.artifact) aerofoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight;
has particulars: aileron, elevator, flap, flaps, horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane, rotary wing, rotor blade, rudder, spoiler, spoiler, stabilizer, vertical tail, wing
is a kind of device
has parts: leading edge, trailing edge