swept-back
Tilted toward behind
Swept-back describes something angled backward from its point of attachment.
The term appears most often with wings and hair.
Aircraft with swept-back wings have them angling toward the tail rather than extending straight out—a design that reduces drag at high speeds.
Swept-back hair is combed or styled away from the face: His swept-back hair gave him a polished look.
Collected with tines
- slantedAngled from vertical
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- reclinedLay back relaxed
- tiltedAngled from vertical
leaning · inclined · canted · rearward · pitched · angular · oblique
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
- quiffUpswept frontal hairstyle
- coiffureArranged head of hair
- greaserMachinery lubricator or fifties tough
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
gel · pomade · ducktail · sleek · groomed · fifties · retro · voluminous
Exceeding audio velocity
- machAirspeed-to-soundspeed ratio
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- dragResistance through fluid
turbulence · slipstream · laminar · streamlined · tailfin · fuselage · winglets · glide
Smooth and elegant
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
- retro-futurismNostalgic vision of tomorrow
sculpted · contoured · chrome · finned · space-age · mid-century
raked
Collected with tines
tilted · leaning · inclined · canted · rearward · pitched · angular · oblique
pompadour
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
- quiffUpswept frontal hairstyle
- coiffureArranged head of hair
- greaserMachinery lubricator or fifties tough
rockabilly · gel · pomade · ducktail · sleek · groomed · fifties · retro · voluminous · glossy
supersonic
Exceeding audio velocity
drag · turbulence · slipstream · laminar · streamlined · tailfin · fuselage · winglets · glide · airspeed
sleek
Smooth and elegant
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
retro-futurism · sculpted · contoured · chrome · finned · space-age · mid-century
swept-backperpendicular
At right angles
straight · unswept · upright · protruding · vertical
swept-backperpendicular
At right angles
unswept · delta · conventional · orthogonal
swept, back, sweep, sweeps, sweeping, sweeper, sweepers, backs, backed