the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling under gravity through a fluid, esp the atmosphere
2.
the velocity of a missile or projectile when it reaches its target
3.
the maximum velocity attained by a rocket, missile, or shell flying in a parabolic flight path
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the maximum velocity that an aircraft can attain, as determined by its total drag
terminal velocity in American English
Physics
the unchanging velocity reached by a falling body when the frictional resistance of the enveloping medium is equal to the force of gravity
terminal velocity in Chemical Engineering
(tɜrmɪnəl vəlɒsɪti)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
Terminal velocity is the maximum speed at which a particle or object will fall in a fluid, which is a balance of drag and gravity.
Spheres are allowed to fall through the fluid and they reach the terminal velocity quickly, from which the viscosity can be determined.
A falling ball reaches terminal velocity when the acceleration due to the force of gravity is exactly compensated by the frictionof the fluid on the ball.
Terminal velocity is the maximum speed at which a particle or object will fall in a fluid, which isa balance of drag and gravity.
Examples of 'terminal velocity' in a sentence
terminal velocity
And, by doing that, she slowed down her rate of acceleration and, most important, her terminal velocity.