Glossary entry

Romanian term or phrase:

rezistenţă la înaintare

English translation:

drag

Added to glossary by Andrei Albu
Jun 18, 2008 08:11
15 yrs ago
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Romanian term

rezistenţă la înaintare

Romanian to English Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime
"Dupa aceasta abordare teoretica, am trecut la **calculul de rezistenta la inaintare**, calcul absolut necesar, deoarece in functie de valoarea rezistentei la inaintare am putut determina viteza maxima...."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 drag
Change log

Jun 18, 2008 08:29: Andrei Albu changed "Term asked" from "rezistenta la inaintare" to "rezistenţă la înaintare"

Jun 25, 2008 06:31: Andrei Albu Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Romanian term (edited): rezistenta la inaintare
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drag

In fluid dynamics, drag is the force that resists the movement of a solid object through a fluid (a liquid or gas). ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag (physics)

When an object is moving on the surface of the water, drag is a factor that may slow that object down. It basically pushes in the opposite direction of the moving object because water is more dense than air. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag (fluid mechanics)

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The hydrodynamic forces exerted on the components of a tow assembly that tend to reduce its forward motion. It is important for a towbody to be streamlined for drag reduction. ...
www.instituteformarineacoustics.org/SonarPrimer/data/gloss_...
Peer comment(s):

agree Bogdan Burghelea
38 mins
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agree Irina-Maria Foray
59 mins
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agree Alina Weidell
1 hr
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agree Mihaela Ghiuzeli
4 hrs
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