drag coefficient

noun

, Aerodynamics.

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

Example Sentences

The EQS has a drag coefficient that might make a Lucid Air driver wonder if someone left a window open.

From Ars Technica

The greater the drag coefficient, the more the resistance to the bullet, the more the bullet slows down within a given time.

From Project Gutenberg