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dragginess

dragginess

9.2
How much an object slows movement through air or water
  • noun
  • /ˈdræɡɪnɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coeficiente de arrastre
  • The engineers tested the car's dragginess in a wind tunnel to improve its speed.

Examples

  • Reducing the dragginess of the airplane's wings made it more fuel-efficient.

  • Swimmers wear special suits to minimize dragginess in the water during races.

  • The dragginess of the boat slowed it down significantly.

  • The dragginess of the fabric made it difficult to run.

  • The engineers tested the car's dragginess in a wind tunnel to improve its speed.

  • Reducing the dragginess of the airplane's wings made it more fuel-efficient.

  • Swimmers wear special suits to minimize dragginess in the water during races.

Synonyms

drag
vsdragginess
  • Informal
80 4.2

Something that slows progress or an activity that is boring

is the overall degree or quality that produces that resistance
drag coefficient
vsdragginess
  • Specialized
2 8.1

A number showing how easily an object moves through air or water

is a general quality measure rather than a strict calculated number
windage
vsdragginess
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Air resistance that slows a moving object like a train or bike

is the general degree of causing resistance in air and water, not just wind
coefficient of drag
vsdragginess
  • Specialized
8.8

A number that shows how much air or water slows an object moving through it

is the general degree of resistance, not the formal calculated ratio

Surface Forms

dragginess singular
dragginesses plural

Morphology

dragginess = draggy (semi-transparent) = drag + y + ness

Morphologically regular formation from 'draggy' by adding '-ness'; the formation itself is transparent even if the root sense is technical.

Etymology

Dragginess comes from the simple verb drag, which can also mean 'a force that pulls back' when something moves through air or water. So dragginess can describe how much resistance 'drags' on a car, plane, or swimmer and makes it slower.