definición y significado de former

Definición

former (adj.)

1.referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)"the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"

2.belonging to the distant past"the early inhabitants of Europe" "former generations" "in other times"

3.belonging to some prior time"erstwhile friend" "our former glory" "the once capital of the state" "her quondam lover"

4.(used especially of persons) of the immediate past"the former president" "our late President is still very active" "the previous occupant of the White House"

former (n.)

1.the first of two or the first mentioned of two"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

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Merriam Webster

FormerForm"er (?), n.
1. One who forms; a maker; a creator.

2. (Mech.) (a) A shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed. (b) A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is shaped. (c) A cutting die.

FormerFor"mer (?), a. [A compar. due to OE. formest. See Foremost.]
1. Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past.

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. Job. viii. 8.

The latter and former rain. Hosea vi. 3.

3. Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument.

3. Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned.

A bad author deserves better usage than a bad critic; a man may be the former merely through the misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be latter without both that and an ill temper. Pope.

Syn. -- Prior; previous; anterior; antecedent; preceding; foregoing.

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Interior of an F-16B with the engine removed showing frames or formers.

A former is a structural member of an aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability.^[1] Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft.

The Former-and-Longeron technique was adopted from boat construction (also called stations and stringers), and was typical of light aircraft built until the advent of structural skins such as fiberglass and other composite materials. Many of today's light aircraft, and homebuilt aircraft in particular, are still designed in this way.

They are also found in the cores of potentiometers in which the resistive material is wrapped round.

Notes

^ Michael C. Y. Niu (1988). Airframe Structural Design. Conmilit Press LTD. pp. 376.

Aircraft components and systems

Airframe structure	Cabane strut Canopy Dope Cruciform tail Empennage Fairing Fabric covering Flying wires Former Fuselage Interplane strut Hardpoint Horizontal stabilizer Jury strut Leading edge Lift strut Longeron Nacelle Rear pressure bulkhead Rib Spar Stabilizer Stressed skin Strut Tailplane Trailing edge T-tail Twin tail Vertical stabilizer V-tail Wingbox Wing root Wing tip

Flight controls	Aileron Airbrake Artificial feel Autopilot Canard Centre stick Deceleron Dive brake Elevator Elevon Electro-hydrostatic actuator Flaperon Flight control modes Fly-by-wire Gust lock Rudder Servo tab Side-stick Spoiler Spoileron Stabilator Stick pusher Stick shaker Trim tab Yaw damper Wing warping Yoke

Aerodynamic and high-lift devices	Active Aeroelastic Wing Adaptive Compliant Wing Blown flap Channel wing Dog-tooth Flap Gouge flap Gurney flap Krueger flaps Leading edge cuff LEX Slats Slot Stall strips Strake Variable-sweep wing Vortex generator Vortilon Wing fence Winglet

Avionic and flight instrument systems	ACAS Air data computer Airspeed indicator Altimeter Annunciator panel Attitude indicator Compass Course deviation indicator EFIS EICAS Flight data recorder Flight management system Glass cockpit GPS Heading indicator Horizontal situation indicator INS TCAS Transponder Turn and bank indicator Pitot-static system Radar altimeter Vertical Speed Indicator Yaw string

Propulsion controls, devices and fuel systems	Autothrottle Drop tank FADEC Fuel tank Gascolator Inlet cone Intake ramp NACA cowling Self-sealing fuel tank Throttle Thrust lever Thrust reversal Townend ring Wet wing

Landing and arresting gear	Autobrake Conventional landing gear Arrestor hook Drogue parachute Landing gear extender Oleo strut Tricycle gear Tundra tire Undercarriage

Escape systems	Ejection seat Escape crew capsule

Other systems	Aircraft lavatory Auxiliary power unit Bleed air system Deicing boot Emergency oxygen system Environmental Control System Hydraulic system Ice protection system Landing lights Navigation light Passenger service unit Ram air turbine Weeping wing

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