🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

खाली वजन

Pronunciation / Transliteration: khaali wajan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Empty-weight/ˈɛm.pti.weɪt/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"विमान का खाली वजन निर्धारित सीमा के भीतर है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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