airfoil profile
airfoil profile
[′er‚fȯil ′prō‚fīl] (aerospace engineering)
The closed curve defining the external shape of the cross section of an airfoil. Also known as airfoil section; airfoil shape; wing section.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.