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TERMINAL VELOCITY [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Ballistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- terminal velocity
1, record 1, English, terminal%20velocity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
… the constant speed of a projectile after air drag and gravity pull have reached the point where the two forces cancel each other's effect on the projectile. 2, record 1, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Balistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vitesse terminale
1, record 1, French, vitesse%20terminale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vitesse limite de chute 2, record 1, French, vitesse%20limite%20de%20chute
correct, feminine noun
- vitesse limite 3, record 1, French, vitesse%20limite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] vitesse constante d'un projectile une fois que la résistance de l'air et la gravité ont atteint le point où les deux forces annulent leur effet réciproque sur le projectile. 1, record 1, French, - vitesse%20terminale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitesse terminale : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 4, record 1, French, - vitesse%20terminale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física
- Balística
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad terminal
1, record 1, Spanish, velocidad%20terminal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando un objeto cae de una altura cualquiera, el aire empieza a chocar contra él. Cuanto más rápido se mueva el objeto, más rozamiento se producirá, hasta llegar al punto en que la fuerza de rozamiento contra el aire sea igual a la fuerza con la que el objeto cae. Es entonces cuando el sistema objeto-gravedad-aire llega al equilibrio: pese a que la gravedad terrestre intenta acelerar aún más el objeto, el rozamiento contra el aire es tan grande que no lo permite. El objeto cae entonces a una velocidad terminal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - velocidad%20terminal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Ballistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- terminal velocity
1, record 2, English, terminal%20velocity
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The remaining speed of a projectile at the point in its downward path where it is level with the muzzle of the weapon. 2, record 2, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terminal velocity : designation and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 2, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Balistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vitesse terminale
1, record 2, French, vitesse%20terminale
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vitesse restante d'un projectile au point de sa trajectoire situé à la même altitude que le point de lancement. 2, record 2, French, - vitesse%20terminale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitesse terminale : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 3, record 2, French, - vitesse%20terminale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física
- Balística
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad remanente
1, record 2, Spanish, velocidad%20remanente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Velocidad que le queda a un proyectil en un punto de su trayectoria descendente a nivel de la boca del arma. 1, record 2, Spanish, - velocidad%20remanente
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-01-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- terminal velocity
1, record 3, English, terminal%20velocity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- terminal speed 1, record 3, English, terminal%20speed
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Terminal velocity for a human being in free fall without any parachute to reduce speed has a range from 200 [kilometres/hour] to as much as 500 [kilometres/hour]. In this range, the lower speeds are more probable. 1, record 3, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vitesse limite de chute
1, record 3, French, vitesse%20limite%20de%20chute
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vitesse limite 2, record 3, French, vitesse%20limite
correct, feminine noun
- vitesse terminale 3, record 3, French, vitesse%20terminale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En restant en position cambrée, face au sol, la surface plane [du corps du parachutiste] contribue à une résistance à l'air plus importante qu'en piqué, et au fur et à mesure de l'augmentation de sa vitesse, l'air effectuera un «coussin d'air» par résistance aérodynamique diminuant progressivement l'accélération qui peut, juste avant l'ouverture du parachute, n'être plus que de 0,1 [gramme] pour une vitesse maximale d'environ 200 [kilomètres/heure] (vitesse terminale). 4, record 3, French, - vitesse%20limite%20de%20chute
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física
- Paracaidismo, parapente y vuelo con ala delta
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad límite
1, record 3, Spanish, velocidad%20l%C3%ADmite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- velocidad final 1, record 3, Spanish, velocidad%20final
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Velocidad máxima que alcanza un cuerpo moviéndose en el seno de un fluido infinito bajo la acción de una fuerza constante. 1, record 3, Spanish, - velocidad%20l%C3%ADmite
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-09-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Meteorology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- terminal velocity
1, record 4, English, terminal%20velocity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- terminal fall velocity 2, record 4, English, terminal%20fall%20velocity
correct
- fall velocity 3, record 4, English, fall%20velocity
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The falling speed appropriate to a particular object moving through a specific fluid medium at which the drag and the buoyancy forces exerted by the fluid on the object just equal the gravitational force acting on it. 4, record 4, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In falling freely through a quiescent fluid, [a discrete particle] accelerates until the frictional resistance, or drag, of the fluid equals the impelling force acting upon the particle. Thereafter, the particle settles at a uniform (terminal) velocity ... 5, record 4, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Météorologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vitesse limite de chute
1, record 4, French, vitesse%20limite%20de%20chute
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- vitesse de chute limite 2, record 4, French, vitesse%20de%20chute%20limite
correct, feminine noun
- vitesse terminale 3, record 4, French, vitesse%20terminale
correct, feminine noun
- vitesse finale 4, record 4, French, vitesse%20finale
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vitesse de chute d'un corps particulier tombant dans un milieu fluide déterminé pour laquelle la force de frottement et la poussée d'Archimède exercées par le fluide sur le corps équilibrent la force de la pesanteur agissant sur celui-ci. 2, record 4, French, - vitesse%20limite%20de%20chute
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'une particule grenue est laissée à elle-même dans un liquide au repos, elle est soumise à une force motrice [...] et à une force résistante [...] Quand on lâche le grain, avec une vitesse nulle, il accélère et prend une vitesse pratiquement constante (vitesse terminale) au bout d'un temps t [...] 3, record 4, French, - vitesse%20limite%20de%20chute
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitesse limite de chute. [La] vitesse finale d'une particule [...] est fonction de sa forme, de sa grosseur et de son poids spécifique. 5, record 4, French, - vitesse%20limite%20de%20chute
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
- Meteorología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad final de caída
1, record 4, Spanish, velocidad%20final%20de%20ca%C3%ADda
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- velocidad límite de caída 2, record 4, Spanish, velocidad%20l%C3%ADmite%20de%20ca%C3%ADda
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Velocidad final de las partículas sólidas que caen en el agua o en el aire, o de las gotas de lluvia en el aire. 2, record 4, Spanish, - velocidad%20final%20de%20ca%C3%ADda
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-09-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- falling speed
1, record 5, English, falling%20speed
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- fall speed 2, record 5, English, fall%20speed
correct
- fall velocity 3, record 5, English, fall%20velocity
correct, see observation
- terminal velocity 4, record 5, English, terminal%20velocity
see observation
- terminal fall velocity 5, record 5, English, terminal%20fall%20velocity
see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Normally the speed at which precipitation elements are falling through the adjacent air, up to 9 m s-1 for the largest raindrops and much greater for hail. 6, record 5, English, - falling%20speed
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the atmosphere, ... objects such as raindrops, which attain terminal velocity at great heights above the surface, may be regarded as continuously adjusting their speeds to remain at all times essentially in the terminal fall condition. The terminal fall velocity of water droplets in still air can be computed from Stokes's law for drops smaller than 80 m in diameter. Above that size, empirical values must be used. 5, record 5, English, - falling%20speed
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In other words, as cloud droplets fall, air resists their downward motion and the amount of this air resistance is based on the size of the drop and its rate of fall, or velocity. The speed of the falling cloud droplet increases until the air resistance equals the downward pull of gravity and then begins to fall at a constant speed, no longer accelerating downward. This constant speed that is finally reached is called the drop's terminal velocity, or fall speed. 2, record 5, English, - falling%20speed
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"terminal fall velocity, terminal velocity and fall velocity" have a more general meaning : "The falling speed appropriate to a particular object moving through a specific fluid medium at which the drag and the buoyancy forces exerted by the fluid on the object just equal the gravitational force acting on it." [OMMV, 1992, p. 610.] 7, record 5, English, - falling%20speed
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fall speed of drops, graupel, hailstones, hydrometeors, ice crystals, ice particles, precipitation particles, rain, raindrops, snow. 7, record 5, English, - falling%20speed
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Fall velocity of cirrus cloud particles, droplets, hydrometeor, ice crystals, raindrops, snow, snowflakes, water droplets. 7, record 5, English, - falling%20speed
Record 5, Key term(s)
- falling velocity
- drop's terminal velocity
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de chute
1, record 5, French, vitesse%20de%20chute
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Habituellement, vitesse à laquelle tombent les éléments de précipitation à travers l'atmosphère, jusqu'à 9 m s-1 pour les plus grosses gouttes de pluie et beaucoup plus pour la grêle. 1, record 5, French, - vitesse%20de%20chute
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Vitesse de chute des gouttelettes, des gouttes de pluie, des grêlons, de la pluie. 2, record 5, French, - vitesse%20de%20chute
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad de caída
1, record 5, Spanish, velocidad%20de%20ca%C3%ADda
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Normalmente, la velocidad a la que los elementos de la precipitación caen a través del aire adyacente, hasta 9 m s-1 para las gotas de lluvia más grandes y mucho mayor para el granizo. 1, record 5, Spanish, - velocidad%20de%20ca%C3%ADda
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-03-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- terminal velocity
1, record 6, English, terminal%20velocity
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hypothetical maximum speed a body could attain along a specified flight path under given conditions of weight and thrust if diving through an unlimited distance in air of specified uniform density. 1, record 6, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terminal velocity: term and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 6, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- vitesse limite
1, record 6, French, vitesse%20limite
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vitesse maximale théorique qu'un corps atteindrait sur une trajectoire déterminée, dans des conditions données de poids et de poussée, s'il poursuivait sa chute indéfiniment dans une atmosphère de densité uniforme. 1, record 6, French, - vitesse%20limite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitesse limite : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 6, French, - vitesse%20limite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas ligeras
- Misiles y cohetes
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad límite
1, record 6, Spanish, velocidad%20l%C3%ADmite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Velocidad máxima hipotética que un cuerpo podría alcanzar durante una determinada ruta de vuelo en unas condiciones determinadas de peso y empuje si hace un picado de longitud indefinida en aire de densidad específica uniforme. 1, record 6, Spanish, - velocidad%20l%C3%ADmite
Record 7 - internal organization data 1987-05-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
- HVAC Distribution Systems
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- terminal velocity
1, record 7, English, terminal%20velocity
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
from an outlet, in m/s: the highest sustained velocity in the mixed air stream arbitrarily specified and used to determine throw (T). 1, record 7, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
- Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- vitesse terminale
1, record 7, French, vitesse%20terminale
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(mesure prise à une bouche de soufflage, en m/s) : la vitesse soutenue la plus élevée dans le flux d'air mélangé, arbitrairement précisée et utilisée pour déterminer la portée (P). 1, record 7, French, - vitesse%20terminale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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