Dynamic pressure

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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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"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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