Word Meanings - GLIDINGANGLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The angle, esp. the least angle, at which a gliding machine or aëroplane will glide to earth by virtue of gravity without applied power.

• EARTHSHINE
  See Earth light, under Earth.
• Applicate
  Applied or put to some use.
• Earthborn
  Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.
• Earthpea
  A species of pea (Amphicarpaea monoica). It is a climbing leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods.
• Powerless
  Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect.
• EARTHTONGUE
  A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
• Application
  The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
• Earthbred
  Low; grovelling; vulgar.
• Earthquake
  A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earth
• Gliding
  of Glide
• Virtue
  Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
• EARTHWARDEARTHWARDS
  Toward the earth; -- opposed to heavenward or skyward.
• Applicative
  Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical.
• Earthdin
  An earthquake.
• Earthquave
  An earthquake.
• Virtueless
  Destitute of virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities; powerless.
• GLIDDERGLIDDERY
  Giving no sure footing; smooth; slippery. [Prov. Eng.] Shingle, slates, and gliddery stones. R. D. Blackmore.

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