Wiktionary
n. (context aeronautics English) A moveable surface attached to a machine such as an aircraft or submarine that can be used to control the machine's motion in roll, pitch or yaw.
WordNet
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Control surface may refer to:
- Audio control surface, a human interface device (HID) which allows the user to control a digital audio
- Flight control surfaces, allow a pilot to adjust and control the aircraft's flight attitude
- Diving plane, a control surface in submarines
- Control surface (fluid dynamics), a surfaceenclosing a control volumethrough which a fluid flow occurs
Usage examples of "control surface".
Jerry looked at the fluttering remains of the door, which was now acting like a new control surface, dangerously influencing the flight path of the instantly crippled 727.
Nothing Low could do, from removing the fresh product to trying different hand passes across the control surface to realigning the internal connections could induce it to start up again.
Blast was what space cadets on television said when a meteorite carried away a control surface, or the navigator turned out to be a space pirate from the planet Zircon.
Killashandra stepped from the skimmer, and the hangar man was instantly inside, running fingers over the control surface, the steering rod, as if her mere physical presence might have caused damage.