WISE

See also: wise, Wise, and -wise

English

Acronym

WISE

  1. (aviation, nautical) (adjective) Acronym of wing-in-surface effect.
  2. (space science, US) Acronym of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. (It is a NASA infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope that performed an all-sky astronomical survey with images in 3-22 μm wavelength bands.)

Synonyms
  • wing-in-surface-effect, wing in surface-effect, wing-in-surface effect, wing in surface effect
  • WIG, wing-in-ground-effect, wing in ground-effect, wing-in-ground effect, wing in surface effect

Derived terms
  • WISE ship, WISE plane, WISE airplane, WISE aeroplane, WISE aircraft
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