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Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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cardioid microphone

Aviation; Aeronautics

A microphone that is directional in its ability to pick up sounds, picking up sounds in front of it while rejecting sounds behind it. A cardioid microphone gets its name from the ...

omnidirectional microphone

Aviation; Aeronautics

A microphone that picks up sounds equally well from all directions around it. An omnidirectional microphone is also called a nondirectional microphone.

crystal microphone

Aviation; Aeronautics

A microphone used for aircraft radio transmissions in which sound pressure waves distort a piece of piezoelectric crystal. A diaphragm in the microphone is attached to a crystal ...

zephyr

Aviation; Aeronautics

A mild breeze, usually one blowing from the west.

choo-choo

Aviation; Aeronautics

A mild compressor surge caused by an obstruction of the airflow through the compressor. The name comes from the sound made by the engine.

uniform surface corrosion

Aviation; Aeronautics

A mild form of corrosion in which the surface of a piece of metal is covered by the salts of corrosion, but there are no localized pits on the surface.