aerodynamically
Like a jet
In a way that relates to how air flows around moving objects.
Something aerodynamically designed minimizes air resistance: The car is aerodynamically shaped to reduce drag.
The word often emphasizes efficiency of form: The cyclist tucked low, making herself more aerodynamically compact.
Mechanism for vertical transport
- dragResistance through fluid
- thrustForceful forward motion
- BernoulliMathematician behind lift theory
- vortexRotating fluid column
turbulence · circulation · wake · momentum · buoyancy · airflow · slipstream · stall
Move with effortless continuity
descend · bank · pitch · roll · yaw · maneuver · trajectory · climb
Lift-generating curved surface
- camberDesigned surface curvature
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- flapsHinged control surfaces
- slatsThin flat strips
spoiler · nosecone · teardrop · fairing · cowling · diffuser · winglet · fuselage
Extent of variation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- sleeknessSmooth, lustrous quality
- optimalMost desirable outcome
performance · economy · consumption · laminar · smooth · slippery · clean · refined
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- transonicNear sound-speed velocity
- subsonicBelow sound's speed
hypersonic · airspeed · Mach · shockwave · jetstream · headwind · tailwind · gust
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
vortex · turbulence · circulation · wake · momentum · buoyancy · airflow · slipstream · stall · coefficient
glide
Move with effortless continuity
ascend · descend · bank · pitch · roll · yaw · maneuver · trajectory · climb · dive
airfoil
Lift-generating curved surface
slats · spoiler · nosecone · teardrop · fairing · cowling · diffuser · winglet · fuselage · nacelle
range
Extent of variation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- sleeknessSmooth, lustrous quality
optimal · performance · economy · consumption · laminar · smooth · slippery · clean · refined
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- transonicNear sound-speed velocity
subsonic · hypersonic · airspeed · Mach · shockwave · jetstream · headwind · tailwind · gust · sprint
aerodynamicallyclumsily
In an uncoordinated manner
bluntly · boxily · awkwardly · inefficiently · unstreamlined
aerodynamicallycrudely
In unrefined manner
clumsily · inelegantly · inefficiently · unrefined · primitively
aerodynamic, aerodynamics, hydrodynamic, thermodynamic, thermodynamically