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drag force

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drag force [′drag ‚fȯrs]
(plasma physics)
A force on an electrically conducting fluid arising from inelastic collisions of electrons and ions and proportional to the fluid velocity.


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The flow of gas up through the crevice between the piston and cylinder contributes a drag force that must be accounted.
He calculates that the interactions oi these photons with electrons or dust in a gas cloud could produce a drag force, slowing the rotating cloud.
The product's patented design disperses the drag force over the entire upper body.
 
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