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Retarding force   /rɪtˈɑrdɪŋ fɔrs/   Listen
Retarding force

noun
1.
The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid.  Synonym: drag.





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"Retarding force" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the fact that resistance acts with such a retarding force on an object of small mass, and it is difficult to set up a rapid motion in an object of great density, lightness in flying machine structures has been considered, in the past, ...
— Aeroplanes • J. S. Zerbe***


Words linked to "Retarding force" :   windage, sonic barrier, sound barrier, resistance


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