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Meanings of air resistance in English

Russian
коэффициент лобового сопротивления
Portuguese
arrasto
Spanish
fricción de fluido
Catalan
arrossegament

Retarding force on a body moving in a fluid.

        коэффициент лобового сопротивления
        Synonyms
        Examples for "drag"
        Examples for "drag"
        1
        Industry will probably be less of a drag this year, Lozano said.
        Reuters
        2
        Such requirements can drag out rule proposals for months, or even years.
        Reuters
        3
        They drag the river for days but of course nothing comes up.
        Burning bright
        4
        Those in the bows leant over to drag in the young lord.
        The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
        5
        Here's another real world example: the drag-and-drop Ajax interface in Yahoo Sports.
        Wired
        1
        Something must push the swimmer forward to balance the drag force.
        Wired
        2
        Actually, it is probably caused by the drag force I added in there.
        Wired
        3
        What happens to air drag force if I add mass to my bike?
        Wired
        4
        But there also is air drag force pushing against the direction of motion.
        Wired
        5
        Air drag force doesn't depend upon the mass of the object.
        Wired
        Usage of air resistance in English
        1
        Yes, it probably has some air resistance that will affect its motion.
        Wired
        2
        In part II, I will add air resistance and see what happens.
        Wired
        3
        Finally, the author compares no- air resistance with air resistance for some cases.
        Wired
        4
        With so little air resistance, it's hard to control one's body position.
        Packing for mars: the curious science of life in the void
        5
        With less air resistance, water boils at a temperature below 212 degrees.
        Canning & preserving for dummies 2nd edition
        6
        There is still energy going into moving the legs and air resistance.
        Wired
        7
        The drop distance is small enough that air resistance should be negligible.
        Wired
        8
        I guess there could be air resistance, but that's kind of high.
        Wired
        9
        What force is pushing in the opposite direction to the air resistance?
        Wired
        10
        The gravitational force is fairly straightforward, but air resistance is more complicated.
        Wired
        11
        This make the air resistance force ginormous and the resulting acceleration deadly.
        Wired
        12
        The runner would need to do work just because of this air resistance.
        Wired
        13
        The problem is that air resistance depends on the velocity of the object.
        Wired
        14
        What about the work needed to push against this air resistance?
        Wired
        15
        One thing that will obviously change in the air resistance on your car.
        Wired
        16
        Well, it would if air resistance on the water drop were not important.
        Wired