pressure drag

British  

noun

1. the part of the total drag of a body moving through a gas or liquid caused by the components of the pressures at right angles to the surface of the body

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pressure drag Scientific  

1. See under drag

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Example Sentences

Each digitized head was then placed in a virtual underwater environment, allowing the researchers to measure water pressure, drag and flow.

From New York Times

“The dimples on a golf ball are an example of separation control that reduces pressure drag by maintaining attached flow around the ball and reducing the size of the wake,” Lang reportedly said on Monday.

From Fox News

There are many forms of drag, but one of the more important kinds in the flight of a ball is known as pressure drag, or form drag.

From Washington Post

The Jabulani ball was supposed to remedy some of the unpredictability created by skin friction and pressure drag.

From Washington Post

It’s of a lower magnitude than the turbulence created by pressure drag, though.

From Washington Post