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Sears-Haack body

Sears-Haack body noun: the shape with the lowest theoretical wave drag in supersonic flow, for a given body length and a given volume.

Noun

Sears-Haack body (plural Sears-Haack bodies)

  1. The shape with the lowest theoretical wave drag in supersonic flow, for a given body length and a given volume.

Forms of Sears-Haack body

pluralSears-Haack bodies

Origin of Sears-Haack body

The derivation and shape were published independently by Wolfgang Haack in 1941 and William Sears in 1947.

Questions about Sears-Haack body

What does Sears-Haack body mean?
Sears-Haack body means the shape with the lowest theoretical wave drag in supersonic flow, for a given body length and a given volume.
What part of speech is Sears-Haack body?
Sears-Haack body is a noun.
What is the plural of Sears-Haack body?
The plural of Sears-Haack body is Sears-Haack bodies.

Words near Sears-Haack body in the dictionary

  1. searobin
  2. searobins
  3. searocket
  4. searockets
  5. sears
  6. Sears-Haack body
  7. Searson
  8. Searsport
  9. searuffe
  10. searuffes
  11. searwood

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