ALL meanings of terminal velocity
ter·mi·nal ve·loc·i·ty
T t - noun terminal velocity Physics. 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. the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid. 1
- noun terminal velocity Rocketry, Ballistics. the greatest speed that a rocket, missile, etc., attains after burnout or after leaving the barrel of a gun. the speed of a missile or projectile on impact with its target. 1
- noun terminal velocity the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling under gravity through a fluid, esp the atmosphere 0
- noun terminal velocity the velocity of a missile or projectile when it reaches its target 0
- noun terminal velocity the maximum velocity attained by a rocket, missile, or shell flying in a parabolic flight path 0
- noun terminal velocity the maximum velocity that an aircraft can attain, as determined by its total drag 0
- noun terminal velocity the unchanging velocity reached by a falling body when the frictional resistance of the enveloping medium is equal to the force of gravity 0
- noun terminal velocity 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. 0