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21drag coefficient — i. Nondimensional coefficient equal to total drag divided by 1/2ρV2 S, where ρ is density, V is indicated air speed, and S is surface area of the body. ii. A coefficient representing the drag on a given airfoil or other body or a coefficient… …
22Drag-On — Melvin Smalls alias Drag on est un rappeur américain. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Discographie 2.1 Albums 3 Filmographie 4 …
23drag — 1. verb /dɹæɡ,dɻæɡ/ a) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus. b) To move slowly. Drag the file into the window to open it. 2 …
24drag coefficient — Aerodynamics. the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and surface area of the body. Also called coefficient of drag. * * * …
25drag area — An area of hypothetical surface that has an absolute drag coefficient of 1 …
26drag — 1) a device in the mechanism of fishing reels that puts pressure on the line as it is pulled off the reel, allowing a hooked fish to pull line without breaking it, and to restrain a running fish. Also called slipping clutch 2) movement of an… …
27drag seine — beach seine (a net used to encircle fish in shallow water; usually operated by two people wading out from shore, the net has lead weights to keep the bottom on the sea floor and floats to keep the top of the net at or near the surface; there may… …
28skin friction/surface friction drag — Drag caused by the unevenness in the skin of a body. The layers of air near the surface are retarded, and the speed of the airflow increases as the distance from the skin increases. To reduce the skin friction, the surface should be smoothened to …
29To drag an anchor — Drag Drag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dragging}.] [OE. draggen; akin to Sw. dragga to search with a grapnel, fr. dragg grapnel, fr. draga to draw, the same word as E. draw. ? See {Draw}.] 1. To draw slowly or heavily onward;… …
30Aerodynamic drag — Note This article is currently under renovation, and may, at times, appear disjoint. Please see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Aerodynamic drag Discussion Page] . Introduction Aerodynamic drag refers to the retarding force on moving… …
