See Also: polydentia(medicine)

yaw(1) (iou) and polydentia (medicine)


yaw(1) (iou)



yaw noun1. M16.
[Rel. to YAW verb1.]
The action or an act of yawing; (a) deviation of a ship from its course; (an) angular motion or displacement of an aircraft etc. about a yawing axis.
H. Allen The captain gave the ship a sudden wide yaw to port. fig.: Listener The first six years of ITV saw the yaw from suicidal pessimism to inglorious financial Success.
Comb.: yaw axis = yawing axis s.v. YAW verb1.

polydentia (medicine)


polydentia


Synonym: polyodontia.

Origin: poly-+ L. Dens, tooth