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terminal velocity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
ter-mi-nal ve-loc-i-ty
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The speed at which an object in free-fall and not in a vacuum ceases to accelerate downwards because the force of gravity is equal and opposite to the drag force acting against it.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

terminal velocities (plural)

Questions

What does terminal velocity mean?
The speed at which an object in free-fall and not in a vacuum ceases to accelerate downwards because the force of gravity is equal and opposite to the drag force acting against it.

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