constant-speed propeller
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Etymology
From constant + speed + propeller from being a propeller that is run at a speed that does not change.
Noun
constant-speed propeller (plural constant-speed propellers)
- (aviation) A type of propeller that rotates at a set rotational velocity, but whose power is set by varying the pitch of the blades.
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