yaw
Kelime Anlamı :

1. sağa sola sapma.
2. rotadan çıkmak.
3. dümeni kötü kullanıp gemiyi sağa sola saptırmak.
4. rotadan çıkış.
5. yalpa vurmak.
6. sapma.
7. tereddüd etmek.
8. lase yapmak.
9. rotadan sap.
10. BAŞ GEZDİRMESİ: Bir uçağın, geminin veya füzenin dik ekseni etrafında, geminin, uçağın veya füzenin yatay ekseni uçuş hattından veya yatay düzlemindeki istikametinden sapacak şekilde hareket etmesi.
Tanımlar :
1. nautical to swerve off course momentarily or temporarily: the ship yawed as the heavy wave struck abeam.
2. to turn about the vertical axis. used of an aircraft, spacecraft, or projectile.
3. to move unsteadily; weave.
4. to cause to yaw.
5. the act of yawing.
6. extent of yawing, measured in degrees.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
2. to steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
3. to rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. deviate erratically from a set course
2. swerve off course momentarily
3. an erratic deflection from an intended course
4. be wide open
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.