constant-speed propeller
English
Etymology
constant + speed + propeller from being a propeller that is run at a speed that does not change
Noun
constant-speed propeller (plural constant-speed propellers)
- (aviation) A type of propeller that rotates at a set rotational velocity, but whose power is set by varying the pitch of the blades.
Hypernyms
- variable-pitch propeller
- airscrew
- propeller