Meaning Of The Word Terminal velocity

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Terminal velocity Meaning

Terminal velocity Definition
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What's The Definition Of Terminal velocity?

terminal velocity in American English
the unchanging velocity reached by a falling body when the frictional resistance of the enveloping medium is equal to the force of gravity
noun: the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity

terminal velocity in British English
noun: the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling under gravity through a fluid, esp the atmosphere

terminal velocity in Chemical Engineering
noun: Terminal velocity is the maximum speed at which a particle or object will fall in a fluid, which is a balance of drag and gravity.

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