skrzele
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish krzele, skrzele.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skrzele n (related adjective skrzelowy)
- (chiefly in the plural, ichthyology) gill (breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals)
- (aviation, chiefly in the plural) slat (control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed)
Declension edit
Declension of skrzele
Derived terms edit
nouns
Further reading edit
- skrzele in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- skrzela in PWN's encyclopedia
- Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/skrzele on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl