Flutter
21flutter — [[t]flʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] flutters, fluttering, fluttered 1) V ERG If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements. Her chiffon skirt was fluttering in the night… …
22flutter — A vibration caused by the combined effects of the changes in pressure distribution over the surface of airfoils as the angle of attack is altered and the elastic forces set up by the distortion of the structure itself. In the worst cases, there… …
23flutter — /ˈflʌtə / (say flutuh) verb (i) 1. to flap or wave lightly in air, as a flag. 2. (of birds, etc.) to flap or attempt to flap the wings, or fly with flapping movements. 3. to move in quick, irregular motions. 4. to beat fast and irregularly, as… …
24flutter — flutterer, n. flutteringly, adv. /flut euhr/, v.i. 1. to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze. 2. to flap the wings rapidly; fly with flapping movements. 3. to move in quick, irregular motions; vibrate. 4. to beat rapidly,… …
25Flutter — Flut|ter 〈[flʌ̣tə(r)] n. 13; unz.; Mus.〉 (bei der Wiedergabe von Tonträgern) unruhiger Lauf, der durch die Vibrationen an beweglichen Komponenten von Wiedergabegeräten (Kassettenrekordern, Plattenspielern) entsteht [<engl. flutter „Flattern“]… …
26flutter — 1. verb 1) butterflies fluttered around Syn: flit, hover, flitter, dance 2) a tern was fluttering its wings Syn: flap, move up and down, beat, quiver, agitate, vibrate, whiffle 3) …
27flutter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English floteren to float, flutter, from Old English floterian, frequentative of flotian to float; akin to Old English flēotan to float more at fleet Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to flap the wings… …
28flutter — flut·ter s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS med. → flutter atriale 2. TS aer. vibrazione di una struttura, spec. dell ala, investita da una corrente fluida 3. TS elettr. variazione della velocità di un registratore, un giradischi o sim., che… …
29flutter — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. flap the wings in flying or trying to fly (butterflies fluttered in the sunshine). b tr. flap (the wings). 2 intr. fall with a quivering motion (leaves fluttered to the ground). 3 intr. & tr. move or cause to move irregularly …
30Flutter — Flut|ter [ flʌtɐ] das; s <aus engl. flutter »das Flattern« zu to flutter »flattern«> bei der Tonwiedergabe auftretendes Zittern infolge ungleichmäßigen Laufes der rotierenden Teile von Plattenspielern, Kassettenrekordern o. Ä …
