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control surface vs horizontal stabiliser

horizontal stabiliser vs control surface

control surface and horizontal stabiliser both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
control surface Yes No No No
horizontal stabiliser Yes No No No
As nouns, horizontal stabiliser is a hyponym of control surface; that is, horizontal stabiliser is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than control surface:
  • control surface: a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
  • horizontal stabiliser: the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
control surface (noun) horizontal stabiliser (noun)
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
Difference between control surface and horizontal stabiliser

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