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aerodynamic wave drag

noun Aeronautics.

the restraining force on a supersonic aircraft caused by shock waves.

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Nearby words

  1. aerodontalgia,
  2. aerodrome,
  3. aerodynamic,
  4. aerodynamic braking,
  5. aerodynamic trajectory,
  6. aerodynamicist,
  7. aerodynamics,
  8. aerodyne,
  9. aeroelastic,
  10. aeroelastics
Also called wave drag.
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