MAGNUS EFFECT


Meaning of MAGNUS EFFECT in English

/mag"neuhs/ , Mech.

the thrust on a cylinder rotating about its axis while in motion in a fluid, the thrust being perpendicular to the relative motion of the cylinder in the fluid.

[ 1920-25; after Heinrich G. Magnus (1802-70), German scientist ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .