Drift

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Drift

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1. The lateral divergence from the prescribed flight path of an aircraft, a rocket, or the like, due primarily to the effect of a crosswind. </dd>
2. A slow movement in one direction of an instrument pointer or other marker. </dd>
3. A slow change in frequency of a radio transmitter. </dd>
4. The angular deviation of the spin axis of a gyro from a fixed reference in space. </dd>
5. In semiconductors, the movement of carriers in an electric field. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use