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skin friction drag

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noun

Aeronautics.

  1. aerodynamic resistance or drag due to the contact of moving air with the surface of an airplane, a glider, etc.

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Another kind of drag that affects trajectory is called skin friction drag — the interaction of air particles with the particles on the surface of the ball.

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