aerodynamic

[air-oh-dahy-nam-ik]

adjective

1. having the effect of reducing the drag on an object as it moves through the air or as air flows around it.

2. of, relating to, or informed by the science of aerodynamics.

aerodynamic

1. Designed to reduce or minimize the drag caused by air as an object moves though it or by wind that strikes and flows around an object. The wings and bodies of airplanes have an aerodynamic shape.

Example Sentences

He said the team noticed an aerodynamic phenomenon known as "porpoising", where a car bounces up and down into the ground, "from the early laps of the race".

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It happens because teams generally want to run their cars as low as possible, because the lower they are, the more aerodynamic downforce they create, so the faster the lap time.

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It is aerodynamic and built low to the ground for a car of its era.

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For the current paper, the researchers wanted to investigate how electrostatic forces, in combination with aerodynamics, affects the success rate of S. carpocapsae to connect with a flying insect.

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Instead, the company has retooled that effort to design a lighter and more aerodynamic wing for a new aircraft.

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