terminal velocity

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noun

Physics.

the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity.
the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid.

Rocketry, Ballistics.

the greatest speed that a rocket, missile, etc., attains after burnout or after leaving the barrel of a gun.
the speed of a missile or projectile on impact with its target.

Words nearby terminal velocity

terminal nerve, terminal nucleus, terminal platform, terminal stria, terminal sulcus, terminal velocity, terminate, terminating decimal, terminatio, termination, termination codon

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Example sentences from the Web for terminal velocity

I went out to do the terminal-velocity dive with the nine-g pull-out.
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British Dictionary definitions for terminal velocity

terminal velocity

noun

the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling under gravity through a fluid, esp the atmosphere

the velocity of a missile or projectile when it reaches its target

the maximum velocity attained by a rocket, missile, or shell flying in a parabolic flight path

the maximum velocity that an aircraft can attain, as determined by its total drag

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单词	terminal velocity
释义	terminal velocity SEE SYNONYMS FOR terminal velocity ON THESAURUS.COM noun Physics. the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity. the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid. Rocketry, Ballistics. the greatest speed that a rocket, missile, etc., attains after burnout or after leaving the barrel of a gun. the speed of a missile or projectile on impact with its target. Words nearby terminal velocity terminal nerve, terminal nucleus, terminal platform, terminal stria, terminal sulcus, terminal velocity, terminate, terminating decimal, terminatio, termination, termination codon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terminal velocity I went out to do the terminal-velocity dive with the nine-g pull-out. Test Pilot\|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) British Dictionary definitions for terminal velocity terminal velocity noun the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling under gravity through a fluid, esp the atmosphere the velocity of a missile or projectile when it reaches its target the maximum velocity attained by a rocket, missile, or shell flying in a parabolic flight path the maximum velocity that an aircraft can attain, as determined by its total drag Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to terminal velocity flash, escape velocity
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terminal velocity

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