control surface

noun

: a movable airfoil designed to change the attitude of an aircraft

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Controls and Autofocus: Fast, Quiet, and Accurate The lens has only two control surfaces: its power zoom ring and a configurable control ring. PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 On the minus side, the tail control surfaces needed a lot of tweaking to correct a lot of issues caused by the unusual wing and how the air flowed over it. David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025 Red Eye watches control surfaces bend and flex, reading the intent signaled by minor movements of metal before a maneuver even unfolds. Amir Husain, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Controls: Flexible Function Buttons Control Focus Tele lenses tend to have more control surfaces than standard or wide-angle options, and the XF 500mm follows suit. PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for control surface

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of control surface was in 1910

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“Control surface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control%20surface. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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