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form drag

noun

, Physics.
  1. the portion of the resisting force encountered by a body moving through a fluid that is due to the irregularity of shape of the body, reducible to a minimum by streamlining.


form drag

noun

  1. the drag on a body moving through a fluid as a result of the shape of the body. It can be reduced by streamlining
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of form drag1

First recorded in 1930–35

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