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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespeso vacío
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peso ba-sío
"El peso vacío del avión facilita el cálculo de la carga útil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The weight of an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel including all operating equipment, fixed ballast, unusable fuel, and undrainable oil, but excluding usable fuel and payload.
"The helicopter has an empty-weight of 1,500 kilograms, allowing for a substantial cargo capacity." - 2
The dry mass of a mechanical structure or machinery component prior to operational loading.
"Engineers calculated the empty-weight of the chassis before mounting the engine and suspension systems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'empty' (from Old English 'ǣmtig') combined with 'weight' (from Old English 'wiht' or 'wēge'), evolving primarily in the 20th century within aeronautical engineering to define the baseline mass of an aircraft without fuel or payload.
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masse à vide
Transliteration: mas a vid
"La masse à vide de cet avion est de deux tonnes."
Leergewicht
Transliteration: leːɐ̯ɡəˌvɪçt
"Das Leergewicht des Hubschraubers beträgt fünfhundert Kilogramm."
peso a vuoto
Transliteration: peso a vuoto
"Il peso a vuoto del velivolo è stato ridotto grazie a nuovi materiali."
peso vacío
Transliteration: peso ba-sío
"El peso vacío del avión facilita el cálculo de la carga útil."
peso em vazio
Transliteration: peso em vazio
"O peso em vazio da aeronave foi medido antes do voo de teste."
खाली वजन
Transliteration: khaali wajan
"विमान का खाली वजन निर्धारित सीमा के भीतर है।"
空重
Transliteration: kōng zhòng
"这架飞机的空重约为两吨。"
공허중량
Transliteration: gong-heo-jung-ryang
"헬리콥터의 공허중량은 정비 매뉴얼에 명시되어 있습니다."
空虚重量
Transliteration: kūkyo jūryō
"航空機の空虚重量と最大離陸重量の差がペイロードになります。"
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