parasitic drag

noun

A type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid.

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Meanings

nounparasitic drag (plural parasitic drags)

plural parasitic drags

  1. natural sciencesA type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid.
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