drag coefficient

noun

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Definition of drag coefficient

: a factor representing the drag acting on a body (such as an automobile or airfoil)

Recent Examples of drag coefficient from the Web

The shape and the (drag coefficient) has a high effect on range.

— eric d. lawrence, chicagotribune.com, "Ford and FCA cutting car lines can benefit GM, Toyota and Honda," 30 Apr. 2018
The shape and the (drag coefficient) has a high effect on range.

— eric d. lawrence, chicagotribune.com, "Ford and FCA cutting car lines can benefit GM, Toyota and Honda," 30 Apr. 2018
The shape and the (drag coefficient) has a high effect on range.

— eric d. lawrence, chicagotribune.com, "Ford and FCA cutting car lines can benefit GM, Toyota and Honda," 30 Apr. 2018
That’s an inch lower than the 2018 Avalon and the 2019 is a tad more aerodynamic with a drag coefficient of 0.27.

— jeff yip, Houston Chronicle, "Toyota’s all-new 2019 Avalon hits dealerships in May," 28 Apr. 2018
Star Wars fighters on average have a drag coefficient somewhere around that of a flying sphere, which is to say: not great.

— eric limer, Popular Mechanics, "Which Star Wars Ships Have the Best (and Worst) Aerodynamics?," 19 June 2018
The shape and the (drag coefficient) has a high effect on range.

— eric d. lawrence, chicagotribune.com, "Ford and FCA cutting car lines can benefit GM, Toyota and Honda," 30 Apr. 2018
The shape and the (drag coefficient) has a high effect on range.

— eric d. lawrence, chicagotribune.com, "Ford and FCA cutting car lines can benefit GM, Toyota and Honda," 30 Apr. 2018
The shape and the (drag coefficient) has a high effect on range.

— eric d. lawrence, chicagotribune.com, "Ford and FCA cutting car lines can benefit GM, Toyota and Honda," 30 Apr. 2018

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