yaw

v. deviate from course (Aerodynamics, Nautical)

n. deviation; angle of deviation (Aerodynamics, Nautical)

The word yaw can refer to:Yaw angle, any horizontal angle; used in sailing, navigation, aeronautics and flight dynamics. Angles in the other two directions are called "pitch" and "roll".Yaw (god), the Levantine god of chaos, rivers, the sea, and tempests;Yaw drive, an important component in wind turbines.The IATA code for Halifax/Shearwater Airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.YAW, an acronym of "You Are Welcome".Ellen Beach Yaw, a singer at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.Yaw, a Twi day-name and a given name originating in Ghana and given to a male born on a Thursday.Yaw-Yan, a Filipino martial art developed by Napoleon Fernandez
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(v. i.)
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
  

(v. i. & t.)
To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
  

(n.)
A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
  

1. The rotation of an aircraft, ship or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane. 2. The rotation of a camera or a photograph coordinate system about either the photograph z-axis or the exterior z-axis. 3. Angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile. 1/12/74

1. Rotation d'un aéronef ou d'un navire autour de son axe de lacet (axe vertical passant par son centre de gravité). Elle a pour effet de changer l'orientation de l'axe longitudinal. 2. Rotation d'un appareil de prise de vues ou d'un système de coordonnées photographiques autour de l'axe des Z (photographique ou extérieur). 3. Angle formé à tout moment par l'axe longitudinal d'un projectile et la tangente de la trajectoire au point correspondant de la trajectoire du projectile. 1/12/74

Noun
1. an erratic deflection from an intended course
(synonym) swerve
(hypernym) turning, turn
Verb
1. be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
(synonym) gape, yawn
(hypernym) be
2. deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
(hypernym) deviate, divert
(hyponym) hunt
(derivation) swerve
3. swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
(hypernym) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut