washout

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English - Turkish
fiyasko
{i} erozyon
{i} ıskalama
{i} başarısızlık
sel basması ile meydana gelen çukur
{i} başarısız kimse
i., k.dili. fiyasko
yıkama/başarısızlık
{i} su ile aşınma
(Bilgisayar) silerek geç
English - English
A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water
An act of washing something out, or an appliance or device for doing so

The cistern was fitted with washouts and air-valves.

The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid
A sporting fixture that could not be completed because of rain
The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air
The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing
A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person

As an actor, he was a complete washout, so he went back to accounting.

A washout is the sudden erosion of soft soil or other support surfaces by a gush of water
The 1-2-4-10 or 1-2-10 split for right-handed bowlers, the 1-3-6-7 or 1-3-7 for left-handers
Excessive borehole enlargement caused by solvent and erosional action by the drilling fluid
The 1-2-10 or 1-2-4-10 for right-handers and the 1-3-7 or 1-3-6-7 for lefties
If an event or plan is a washout, it fails completely. The mission was a washout
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
A split with the corner pin (7 or 10) standing; symbolised as "W"; not making the spare is considered a blow or error, not a split The 1-2-4-10 or 1-2-10 split for right-handed bowlers, the 1-3-6-7 or 1-3-7 for left-handers
a lower angled twist in the wing tips
(1) Erosion of a relatively soft surface, such as a roadbed, by a sudden gush of water, as from a downpour or floods (2) A channel produced by such erosion
The removal of radioactive particles from a nuclear cloud by precipitation when this cloud is below a rain (or snow) cloud See Rainout, Snowout
An intentional twist in the wing, causing the wing tips to have a lower angle of attack than the wing root In other words, the trailing edge is higher than the leading edge at the wing tips Washout helps prevent tip stalls
Twist designed in a wing so that the angle of attack of the wing tip is always less than that at the root (center) to help avoid tip stalls
The washing out or away of earth, etc
the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road
someone who is unsuccessful
A urinal flushing system which cleans out a urinal by providing a water rinse over the back wall of the urinal KOHLER urinals offer either washout, blowout or siphon jet flushing systems A washout urinal is best suited to an office building installation where traffic is not exceptionally heavy
The process by which particles are removed from air by capture by raindrops
{i} total failure (Informal); washing away of soil; hole or crevice made by erosion
When you're talking about a wing or a rotorblade, washout is a twist in the blade so that part of it is at a different angle of attack than the rest, allowing you to recover from a stall before it's too late The term washout mixers, levers or arms are also used in the rc helicopter community and are referring to the mixing arms that connect directly to the top of the swashplate and are mixed with the paddles and main blades through a set of linkages and joints
When you're talking about a wing or a rotor blade, washout is a twist in the blade so that part of it is at a different angle of attack than the rest, allowing you to recover from a stall before it's too late The term washout mixers, levers or arms are also used in the rc helicopter community and are referring to the mixing arms that connect directly to the top of the swashplate and are mixed with the paddles and main blades through a set of linkages and joints
Sweeping out of airborne particles by rain or snow (below cloud)
especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away
An image editing effect available in the FrontPage Editor Applying the Washout tool to an image file creates a low-resolution, high-contrast version of the image A washed-out image can be used as a watermarked background on your pages, without the need to make manual resolution, color, and contrast adjustments in an image editing program
The removal of a pollutant by precipitation below clouds

Related Terms

washouts
plural of washout
washout

    Hyphenation

    wash·out

    Turkish pronunciation

    wäşaut

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwäsʜˌout/ /ˈwɑːʃˌaʊt/

    Etymology

    [ 'wosh-"aut, 'wäsh- ] (noun.) 1873. From the verb wash out.
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