downforce
downforce · downforces
Any force that acts downwardsAny force (produced by aerodynamics or gravity etc) that acts downwards
» The car's aerodynamics produce a huge amount of downforce.
doemaar14 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAny force (produced by aerodynamics or gravity etc) that acts downwards
Examples
2 sentencesThe car's aerodynamics produce a huge amount of downforce.
An F1 car produces huge amounts of downforce many times the weight of the car itself.
Origin
From down + force.From down + force.
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