drag coefficient
drag coefficient · drag coefficients
A dimensionless quantity quantifying the amount of hydrodynamic drag force experienced…A dimensionless quantity quantifying the amount of hydrodynamic drag force experienced by an object with a given area immersed in a fluid of a given density flowing at a given speed.
Meaning
1 sensesA dimensionless quantity quantifying the amount of hydrodynamic drag force experienced by an object with a given area immersed in a fluid of a given density flowing at a given speed.
More definitions
- the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
Forms
plural: drag coefficients| Singular | drag coefficient |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body:coefficient of drag