antitorque

Questions

What does antitorque mean?

Describing the rotor on the tail of a helicopter that prevents the helicopter from spinning in a direction opposite to that of the main rotor blades

Where does antitorque come from?

From anti- + torque.

How to pronounce antitorque

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