drag coefficient

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the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and surface area of the body.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

Also called coefficient of drag.

This breach is an extraordinary emotional drag on the exhausted population.
In One Corner of Syria, Christmas Spirit Somehow Manages to Survive|Peter Schwartzstein|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is this your first time dressing in drag, or have you ever had an Ed Wood moment?
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I went to dinner with Christian and he talked about Guitar Drag and I suddenly realized I was going to write about it.
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs|Allen Barra|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What it did do was drag him down, as though my shot had dropped him into the dunk tank at the state fair.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Nicki Minaj popularized “yaaasssss” with her song “Yasss Bish” and she claims the pronunciation has roots in drag-queen culture.
Feminist, Bae, Turnt: Time’s ‘Worst Words’ List Is Sexist and Racist|Samantha Allen|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We, Watsons, are waiting for him to step forward and drag various dark mysteries into the light of day.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
Alcee Arobin and Mrs. Highcamp called for her one bright afternoon in Arobin's drag.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He found such delight in playing that it was frequently necessary to drag him by force from the instrument.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Frenziedly she caught at the heavy oaken table, and began to drag it across the room as Garnache had begged her.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
If you take hold of your dress on both sides, in that way, and drag it up so high, you will be set down as a raw country girl.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley