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glide ratio

glide ratio noun: the instantaneous ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall for a glider.

Noun

glide ratio (plural glide ratios)

  1. The instantaneous ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall for a glider.
  2. The maximum ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall that a glider can maintain.

Forms of glide ratio

pluralglide ratios

Questions about glide ratio

What does glide ratio mean?
Glide ratio means the instantaneous ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall for a glider.
What part of speech is glide ratio?
Glide ratio is a noun.
What is the plural of glide ratio?
The plural of glide ratio is glide ratios.

Words near glide ratio in the dictionary

  1. GLIDE number
  2. GLIDE numbers
  3. glide pad
  4. glide path
  5. glide paths
  6. glide ratio
  7. glide ratios
  8. glide reflection
  9. glide reflections
  10. glide slope
  11. glide slopes

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