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horizontal stabiliser vs control surface

control surface vs horizontal stabiliser

horizontal stabiliser and control surface both are nouns.

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

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