terminal velocity

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.

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Meanings

nounterminal velocity (countable and uncountable, plural terminal velocities)

plural terminal velocities

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe 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.

Translations

Finnish rajanopeus
  • rajanopeusTranslations
German Endgeschwindigkeit
  • EndgeschwindigkeitTranslations
Japanese 終端速度
  • 終端速度Translations
Polish prędkość graniczna
  • prędkość granicznaTranslations
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APA

terminal velocity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20velocity

MLA

“terminal velocity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20velocity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terminal velocity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20velocity.

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