form drag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawrm drag]
- /fɔrm dræg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawrm drag]
- /fɔrm dræg/

Definitions of form drag words

noun form drag the portion of the resisting force encountered by a body moving through a fluid that is due to the irregularity of shape of the body, reducible to a minimum by streamlining. 1
noun form drag the drag on a body moving through a fluid as a result of the shape of the body. It can be reduced by streamlining 0

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Origin of form drag

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Form drag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Form drag

form drag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

form drag usage trend in Literature

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