control surface

noun

: a movable airfoil designed to change the attitude of an aircraft

Examples of control surface in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With just a single motor and no control surfaces, the only possible control input is through the motor itself, and by pulsing the motor speed up or down at just the right time during each rotation, the drone can translate in any direction. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Each bomb is fitted with the Universal Gliding and Correction Module (UMPK), which adds folding wings, control surfaces, an inertial measurement unit, and satellite guidance. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Eliminating moving control surfaces could yield multiple advantages. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026

An additional capacitive control surface sits on the outside face of the right earcup. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for control surface

• hypersurface
• undersurface
• resurface
• subsurface