DRAG COEFFICIENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drag coefficient mean? 

• DRAG COEFFICIENT (noun)
  The noun DRAG COEFFICIENT has 1 sense:

1. the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body

  Familiarity information: DRAG COEFFICIENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRAG COEFFICIENT (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

coefficient of drag; drag coefficient

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

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