aerodynamic drag
Wind slows movement
Aerodynamic drag is the resistance an object encounters as it moves through air.
The faster something travels, the more drag it faces—a major concern in vehicle and aircraft design, where reducing drag improves speed and fuel efficiency.
The car's sleek shape minimizes aerodynamic drag.
Often shortened to just drag in technical contexts.
- fairingsAerodynamic exterior shells
- air resistanceForce opposing atmospheric movement
- air flowMovement of atmosphere
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- windAir current outdoors
slipstream · buffeting · wind tunnel · terminal velocity · automotive design · wake · viscosity · teardrop · nose cone · tail fin · Bernoulli's principle · turbulent flow · ballistics · pressure · racing · speed bump · friction · spoiler
- flight propertiesairspeed, altitude, speed, velocity, lift
- dragRuPaul, air resistance, wind resistance, tucking, lip sync
- ballisticsballistics, bullet, bullet drop, cartridge, trajectory
- windbreeze, wind, gale, gust, gusts
- fuel efficiencyfuel economy, gas mileage, fuel consumption, efficiency rating, fuel saving
- spaceflight hazardsmicrogravity, weightlessness, zero gravity, space debris, cosmic rays
aerodynamic dragstreamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
slipperiness · laminar flow · frictionlessness · aerodynamic lift
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