COEFFICIENT OF DRAG

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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

Synonyms:

coefficient of drag; drag coefficient

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("coefficient of drag" is a kind of...):

coefficient (a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)