Spoiler
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005545
An aerodynamic device attached to a vehicle's bodywork, designed to disrupt unfavorable air movement across the body while in motion. By managing airflow, it can decrease lift and increase drag, improving stability at high speeds. While many are fixed, some performance cars feature active spoilers that automatically deploy and retract based on the vehicle's speed, extending above a threshold like 50 mph.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-005545 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Automotive |
| Translations | German: Spoiler; Spanish: alerón; French: spoiler |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-005545",
"term": "Spoiler",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "An aerodynamic device attached to a vehicle's bodywork, designed to disrupt unfavorable air movement across the body while in motion. By managing airflow, it can decrease lift and increase drag, improving stability at high speeds. While many are fixed, some performance cars feature active spoilers that automatically deploy and retract based on the vehicle's speed, extending above a threshold like 50 mph.",
"subject": "Automotive",
"translations": {
"de": "Spoiler",
"es": "alerón",
"fr": "spoiler"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/spoiler/"
}
Record 5,995 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.