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dynamic pressure

noun

dynamic pressure

noun
1

Geography, Hydrodynamics, Hydrology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics 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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