stopping power

noun

1. physics a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it

Example Sentences

A declassified 1962 Department of Defense report from the Vietnam War found the AR-15 would be ideal for use by South Vietnamese soldiers, who were smaller in stature and had less training than their American counterparts, for five reasons: its easy maintenance, accuracy, rapid rate of fire, light weight and "excellent killing or stopping power."

From Salon

If the brakes’ levers get “really close to your handlebar” when you pull them back to stop, that’s a sign the brakes have lost stopping power and you need to get them checked, Korver said.

From Washington Post

But I wouldn’t give them great odds against things like “New York City traffic” or the sheer stopping power of modern weaponry.

From The Verge

Finally, Didion left for Los Angeles, where the essay wraps up so suddenly that the white space arrives with the stopping power you’d meet in an electric fence.

From Los Angeles Times

And the stopping power has been improved with the inclusion of hydraulic disc brakes with long-lasting ceramic pads.

From The Verge