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horizontal stabilizer vs control surface

control surface vs horizontal stabilizer

horizontal stabilizer and control surface both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
horizontal stabilizer Yes No No No
control surface Yes No No No
As nouns, control surface is a hypernym of horizontal stabilizer; that is, control surface is a word with a broader meaning than horizontal stabilizer:
  • horizontal stabilizer: 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 stabilizer include aerofoil, airfoil, surface.
horizontal stabilizer (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 stabilizer and control surface

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