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FORCE RESISTANTE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

Resistance caused by friction in the direction opposite to that of the motion of the center of gravity of a moving body in a fluid.

CONT

An object submerged in a flowing liquid is subjected to a fluid force component on it in the direction of the approach velocity called the drag.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Force qui s'oppose au mouvement d'un corps dans un fluide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
DEF

Fuerza ejercida por una corriente o fluido, por ejemplo, agua, y proyectada en la dirección del flujo sobre un objeto situado en o adyacente al fluido.

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