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parasitic drag

parasitic drag noun: a type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid.

Noun

parasitic drag (plural parasitic drags)

  1. A type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid.

Forms of parasitic drag

pluralparasitic drags

Questions about parasitic drag

What does parasitic drag mean?
Parasitic drag means a type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid.
What part of speech is parasitic drag?
Parasitic drag is a noun.
What is the plural of parasitic drag?
The plural of parasitic drag is parasitic drags.

Words near parasitic drag in the dictionary

  1. parasitemic
  2. parasitengone
  3. parasitengones
  4. parasites
  5. parasitic
  6. parasitic drag
  7. parasitic drags
  8. parasitic element
  9. parasitic elements
  10. parasitic gap
  11. parasitic gaps

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