drag coefficient

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

Notice that the drag coefficient is a dimensionless quantity.

From Textbooks

Mercedes claims the 0.20 drag coefficient as the best in the world.

From The Verge

By comparison, the Tesla Model S, with industry-leading aerodynamics among production cars, has a drag coefficient of 0.24.

From Scientific American

It might be aerodynamic and have a low drag coefficient, but it's not a car you're going to feel any emotional attachment to.

From The Guardian

After an intense audit of all the projectile physics code in the game, they found the problem: their drag coefficient was wrong.

From Scientific American