Vertical axis wind turbine — Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) are a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft runs vertically. Among the advantages of this arrangement are that generators and gearboxes can be placed close to the ground, and that VAWT do not need to… … Wikipedia
Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine — (VAWT) A type of wind turbine in which the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the wind stream and the ground … Energy terms
Vertical-axis wind turbine — (VAWT) A type of wind turbine in which the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the windstream and the ground. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
vertical axis of eye — an imaginary line connecting the extreme upper and lower points of the eyeball … Medical dictionary
axis — UK US /ˈæksɪs/ noun [C] (plural axes /ˈæksiːz/) ► GRAPHS & CHARTS one of two or more fixed lines on a graph: horizontal/vertical axis »We can label the axes time is on the horizontal axis, and the amount (or value) of money is shown on the… … Financial and business terms
axis — axis1 [ak′sis] n. pl. axes [ak′sēz΄] [L, axle, axis < IE * aks < base * aĝ (see ACT1) > OE eax, ON ǫxull, Gr axōn, L axilla] 1. a real or imaginary straight line on which an object rotates or is regarded as rotating [the axis of a… … English World dictionary
axis — I. /ˈæksəs / (say aksuhs) noun (plural axes /ˈæksiz / (say akseez)) 1. the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns. 2. the central line of any symmetrical, or nearly symmetrical, body: the axis of a cylinder; the axis of the… …
vertical — ver|ti|cal1 [ˈvə:tıkəl US ˈvə:r ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: verticalis, from Latin vertex; VERTEX] 1.) pointing up in a line that forms an angle of 90° with a flat surface ≠ ↑horizontal →↑diagonal ▪ a vertical line ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Vertical — Ver ti*cal, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See {Vertex}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. [1913 Webster] Charity . . . is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vertical angle — Vertical Ver ti*cal, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See {Vertex}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. [1913 Webster] Charity . . . is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English