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noun Physics.

the portion of the resisting force encountered by a body moving through a fluid that is due to the irregularity of shape of the body, reducible to a minimum by streamlining.

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Origin of form drag

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby form drag

formative element, formboard, Formby, form class, form criticism, form drag, forme, formée, former, formerly, form factor

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How to use form drag in a sentence

The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.
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I mean, physically, mentally, you know, in every way, shape, and form.
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And with regular clients that see him at least twice a month, relationships inevitably form.
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I ask Atefeh and Monir if they see dancing as a form of income in the future, a potential career.
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But probably because we co-edited the Deadline Artists anthologies with our friend Jesse Angelo, we feel a fidelity to the form.
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Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.
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The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.
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Arches more graceful in form, or better fitted to defy the assaults of time, I have never seen.
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As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.
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And remember it is by our hypothesis the best possible form and arrangement of that lesson.
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British Dictionary definitions for form drag

form drag

noun

the drag on a body moving through a fluid as a result of the shape of the body. It can be reduced by streamlining

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