drag coefficient
Americannoun
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While one can estimate the weight and cross-sectional area of a cat, the drag coefficient is more difficult to determine.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023
When calculating how much force moving air imparts on a moving object—called drag—physicists use a term called the drag coefficient.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022
Mercedes claims the 0.20 drag coefficient as the best in the world.
From The Verge ● Apr. 11, 2021
The drag coefficient can depend upon velocity, but we will assume that it is a constant here.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Moving through water is powerful, he added, because the resistance, or drag coefficient, is 12 times what it is in air and works on the body in all directions.
From Reuters ● Jun. 9, 2014
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