Kármán
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Ms Benthaus and five others blasted off from Texas on Saturday and reached a point just above the so-called "boundary" of space, known as the Kármán line.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
In fluid dynamics, a Kármán vortex is swirling currents that form behind an object moving through a fluid.
From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023
This boundary, called the Kármán line, is where the air becomes so thin that its effects on large orbiting objects are negligible.
From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2023
The rover has now driven just over 1,000 meters since it arrived three years ago on the moon’s far side, in Von Kármán crater, as part of the Chang’e-4 mission.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022
From the beginning, New Shepard was designed to fly above the Kármán line so none of our astronauts have an asterisk next to their name.
From The Verge • Jul. 9, 2021
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