Kippflügel

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰɪpflyːɡl̩]

Noun

Kippflügel m (strong, genitive Kippflügels, plural Kippflügel)

  1. a malnutrition-dependent disorder known from waterfowl where the joints of the remiges are twisted so they stick out, angel wing
  2. (engineering) a wing designed to be tilted

Declension

Further reading

  • Kippflügel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache