trailing edge

The rear edge of an aircraft's wing, airfoil, or similar aerodynamic surface; also used metaphorically to describe something that is outdated or behind the times.

• 🇩🇪Hintere Kante eines Flugzeugflügels, eines aerodynamischen Profils oder einer ähnlichen aerodynamischen Fläche; auch metaphorisch für etwas Veraltetes oder Zurückgebliebenes.

1. Aerodynamics C1 formal

   The rear edge of an airfoil (such as a wing or propeller blade), where the airflow separates.

   • The design of the trailing edge affects the lift of the wing.
   • Engineers modified the trailing edge to reduce drag.
   • The trailing edge of the blade was damaged during the test.

   🇩🇪Aerodynamik

2. Electronics C2 formal

   The part of a pulse or signal that occurs after the peak, as it decreases in amplitude.

   • The trailing edge of the pulse indicates the signal's decay.
   • Oscilloscopes can measure the trailing edge of a waveform.
   • The circuit was designed to smooth the trailing edge of the output.

   🇩🇪Abfallende Flanke