gravity drag
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The resistance felt by a vehicle ascending against the force of gravity; reduction in delta-v experienced as a result of the partial cancellation by gravity of the vertical component of the thrust applied by a vehicle's engine(s).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "For GTO missions, the launch vehicle follows a significantly shallower flightpath than for LEO missions, considerably reducing gravity drag at the expense of a significantly increased thermal loading and somewhat greater structural loads and aerodynamic drag."