Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
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Translations
Afrikaans lugweerstand
- lugweerstandforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Danish luftmodstand
- luftmodstandforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Dutch luchtweerstand
- luchtweerstandforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Finnish ilmanvastus
- ilmanvastusforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
French résistance de l'air
- résistance de l'airforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
German Luftwiderstand
- Luftwiderstandforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Hungarian légellenállás
- légellenállásforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Indonesian hambatan udara
- hambatan udaraforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Malay rintangan udara
- rintangan udaraforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Norwegian Bokmål luftmotstand
- luftmotstandforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Polish opór powietrza
- opór powietrzaforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Portuguese resistência do ar
- resistência do arforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Russian сопротивле́ние во́здуха
- сопротивле́ние во́здуха (soprotivlénije vózduxa)force on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Swedish luftmotstånd
- luftmotståndforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Tamil வளித்தடை, காற்றுத்தடை
- வளித்தடை (vaḷittaṭai)force on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
- காற்றுத்தடை (kāṟṟuttaṭai)force on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Vietnamese lực cản không khí
- lực cản không khíforce on an object directed against its direction of movement through air
Cite this entry
APA
air resistance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20resistance
MLA
“air resistance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20resistance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air resistance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20resistance.
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