Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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diameter | Yes | No | No | No |
windage | Yes | No | No | No |
diameter (noun) | windage (noun) |
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the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference | the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind |
a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface) | exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) |
the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun | |
the retarding force of air friction on a moving object |