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Meaning of "parafoil" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARAFOIL

Para(Chute) + (aero)foil.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARAFOIL

parafoil  [ˈpærəˌfɔɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAFOIL

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determiner
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Parafoil is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARAFOIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parafoil

Parafoil

A parafoil is a nonrigid airfoil with an aerodynamic cell structure which is inflated by the wind. Ram-air inflation forces the parafoil into a classic wing cross-section. Parafoils are most commonly constructed out of ripstop nylon. Domina Jalbert. Jalbert had a history of designing kites and was involved in the development of hybrid balloon-kite aerial platforms for carrying scientific instruments. He envisaged the parafoil would be used to suspend an aerial platform or for the recovery of space equipment. A patent was granted in 1966. Deployment shock prevented the parafoil's immediate acceptance as a parachute. It was not until the addition of a drag canopy on the riser lines which slowed their spread that the parafoil became a suitable parachute. Compared to a simple round canopy, a parafoil parachute has greater steerability, will glide further and allows greater control of the rate of descent; the parachute format is mechanically a hang glider of the free-flight kite type and such aspects spawned paraglider use. The air flow into the parafoil is coming more from below than the flight path might suggest, so the frontmost ropes tow against the airflow.

Definition of parafoil in the English dictionary

The definition of parafoil in the dictionary is a nonrigid aerofoil inflated by the wind, used in kites and paragliders.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAFOIL


aerofoil
ˈɛərəʊˌfɔɪl
airfoil
ˈɛəˌfɔɪl
cinquefoil
ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl
counterfoil
ˈkaʊntəˌfɔɪl
eightfoil
ˈeɪtˌfɔɪl
foil
fɔɪl
hexafoil
ˈhɛksəˌfɔɪl
hydrofoil
ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl
jetfoil
ˈdʒɛtˌfɔɪl
milfoil
ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl
multifoil
ˈmʌltɪˌfɔɪl
quatrefoil
ˈkætrəˌfɔɪl
sexfoil
ˈsɛksˌfɔɪl
tinfoil
ˈtɪnˌfɔɪl
trefoil
ˈtrɛfɔɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARAFOIL

paraffin
paraffin heater
paraffin lamp
paraffin oil
paraffin wax
paraffine
paraffinic
paraffinoid
paraffiny
paraffle
paraform
paraformaldehyde
parage
parageneses
paragenesia
paragenesis
paragenetic
paragenetically
paraglide
paraglider

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAFOIL

aluminium foil
aluminum foil
bird´s-foot trefoil
cooking foil
freezer foil
gold foil
hop trefoil
kitchen foil
marsh cinquefoil
silver foil
tick trefoil
water milfoil

Synonyms and antonyms of parafoil in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «parafoil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARAFOIL

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The translations of parafoil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parafoil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

翼伞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parafoil
570 millions of speakers

English

parafoil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

parafoil
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

parafoil
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

параплан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parafoil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

parafoil
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parafoil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parafoil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parafoil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パラフォイル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

parafoil
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parafoil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

parafoil
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

parafoil
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परफॉइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Parafoil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parafoil
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parafoil
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

параплан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parafoil
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

parafoil
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

parafoil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parafoil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parafoil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parafoil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAFOIL»

The term «parafoil» is regularly used and occupies the 104.498 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAFOIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parafoil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAFOIL»

Discover the use of parafoil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parafoil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Science
Powered. parafoil. everyman's. flying. machine? It's rough looking, but safe and easy to fly, and inexpensive to build By DENNIS MEREDITH PHOTOS BY WILLIAM FAULKNER I felt a lot as Wilbur Wright must have felt as he jogged alongside ...
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Parafoil Stunt Kite
Command the sky with this eye-catching parafoil kite. "Parafoil Stunt Kite" comes with an aerodynamically designed kite you'll learn to make dip and dance, sizlle and soar.
Elizabeth Harris, 2002
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The Magnificent Book of Kites: Explorations in Design, ...
THE PARAFOIL KITE Design: Courtesy of Dom Jalbert Form from the Wind One of the eight generic kite forms, the parafoil is designed to take full advantage of the aerodynamic principles involved in lifting a rigid wing. This kite is a radical ...
Maxwell Eden, 2002
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Determination of Parafoil Lift and Drag Coefficients Using ...
The High Altitude Balloon Experiments in Technology (HABET) program started at Iowa State University to carry payloads into the upper atmosphere and to simulate the activities involved with satellite programs.
Joshua Aaron Bowman, 2004
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Creating the International Space Station
the vehicle and the parafoil deployment sequence began. With the parafoil deployed the vehicle was commanded to make a single turn before control was handed over to the X-38's computer. The vehicle turned left, turned into wind and then ...
David M. Harland, John Catchpole, 2002
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Issues in Transportation Research and Application: 2013 Edition
According to news originating from Atlanta, Georgia, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, “Current autonomous parafoil and payload aircraft are controlled by deflection of the canopy trailing edge. Asymmetric trailing edge ...
‎2013
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Popular Science
A parafoil unfurls, and the load is guided via remote control to a pinpoint landing. Parafoils — those rectangular parachutes used by sky divers for precision maneuvers and landings — are now being tested by Lockheed Missiles and Space Co ...
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Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
First three symmetric stages of the parafoil. Top: Stage 1 (ll disreefed cells, span length : 38.5 ft). Middle: Stage 2 (23 disreefed cells, span length = 80.5 ft). Bottom : Stage 3 (31 disreefed cells, span length = 108.5 ft). in this figure shows Stage 3,  ...
K.J. Bathe, 2001
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Popular Science
SHOOTING FOR 15,000 FEET A different approach to the single-kite world altitude challenge is this computer-designed parafoil. Kite builder Bill Tyrrell's computer program integrated requirements such as airfoil shape (chord), lift, drag , ...
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Popular Science
The parafoil. Conceived by Domina Jalbert of Boca Raton, Fla., this is the most fascinating kite design I know. It's like an airplane wing with the leading edge left open. Jalbert got the basic idea while flying one day in his Beech Bonanza and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAFOIL»

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A New Way To Get To Space
It begins a directed glide. The wind pushed the balloon several hundred miles, and the parafoil will make up most of that distance on the return. «Popular Science, Jul 15»
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Tern Tech Offshoots Show Potential for New Capabilities at Sea
DARPA's Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) effort seeks to develop a low-cost, fully automated parafoil system to extend small ... «Armed with Science, Jun 15»
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DARPA Gives Us a Glimpse at Its New "Aircraft Carrier" Concept
At least one of the contractors working on TERN apparently floated the idea of docking a drone in-flight with a hang-gliding "parafoil" docking ... «Motley Fool, Jun 15»
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Happy Up Toys holds lemonade stand to benefit Shriners Hospital …
There are also the parafoil kites that fold and are easier to fly than traditional kites. Happy Up Toy Store 2 Locations 8107 Maryland Ave. «fox2now.com, Jun 15»
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Battlefield supply from above [CAN2015D2]
In its parafoil-borne form, the SnowGoose carries up to 260kg of payload at a speed of around 30kts. For the new CQ-10B 'Bravo', MMIST has ... «IHS Jane's 360, May 15»
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ULA Eager to Tap Commercial Market with Vulcan Rocket
... use an advanced inflatable shield to protect the engine during atmospheric reentry, following which a helicopter will attempt a mid-air parafoil ... «Satellite Today, May 15»
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See The World From 100000 Feet
World View tested its parafoil in February in a balloon drop from over 100,000 ... In theory, the parafoil simply needs to be proportionally larger as payload weight ... «Air & Space Magazine, May 15»
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Crane for small ships to launch 900 lb UAVs and Parafoil for 500 …
Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS): DARPA's TALONS effort seeks to develop a low-cost, fully automated parafoil system to ... «Next Big Future, May 15»
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UAS-at-sea program produces a couple of practical spinoffs
TALONS would be an inexpensive parafoil system that could tow payloads weighing up to 150 pounds at altitudes of 500 to 1,500 feet, which ... «Defense Systems, May 15»
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Forged in fire, ULA's new rocket, Vulcan, revealed
A parafoil will then deploy and a helicopter will snare the compartment, mid-air, and transport it to either a barge or to land, allowing for later ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Apr 15»

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