dynamic pressure

noun

The pressure exerted upon a body in contact with a fluid due to the relative motion between the two.

“The high speed of a rocket during its ascent through the atmosphere generates considerable levels of dynamic pressure that the rocket's structure has to withstand without buckling.”

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Meanings

noundynamic pressure (countable and uncountable, plural dynamic pressures)

plural dynamic pressures

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe pressure exerted upon a body in contact with a fluid due to the relative motion between the two.

    The high speed of a rocket during its ascent through the atmosphere generates considerable levels of dynamic pressure that the rocket's structure has to withstand without buckling.

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APA

dynamic pressure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dynamic%20pressure

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“dynamic pressure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dynamic%20pressure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dynamic pressure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dynamic%20pressure.

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