lithobraking · noun1
From litho- (“pertaining to stone”) + braking, by analogy to aerobraking. First attested in c. 1999.
lithobraking · verb2
From lithobrake + -ing.
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lithobraking
Today it means: Deceleration of a falling object due to impact with the ground. Full definition →