How to Use drag coefficient in a Sentence

drag coefficient

noun
  • The shape and the (drag coefficient) has a high effect on range.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Try changing the drag coefficient and see how much that alters the final position of the ball.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 31 July 2019
  • All of it was done to improve wind resistance, also known as the drag coefficient or Cd.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Consider the bolt to be a simple cylinder with a drag coefficient of 2.
    — Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2013
  • Top speed is a frightening 168 mph, due in part to the car's ultra-low drag coefficient.
    — Jeremy White, Wired, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Build a model that uses a more dynamic value of the drag coefficient.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The changes don't detract at all from the C8's looks, and Chevrolet even claims that the drag coefficient is unchanged.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Remember just a couple of years ago when an ever-so-slight change in the drag coefficient of the baseball resulted in a major surge in home runs?
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Audi didn’t share drag coefficient or range numbers but did note that this is the first Audi with a flat undercarriage design.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Every fraction of drag coefficient that engineers can shave translates directly into miles of range, and range is what sells electric cars.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Shrouding those wheels would make a big impact on the cab's drag coefficient, and for Super Truck I, the company did just that.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
  • An improved drag coefficient and weight savings of up to 121 pounds help the 3 Series glide through the turns, sometimes with tires chirping, but never out of control.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The roof design, combined with the same rear spoiler used on the Stingray coupe’s Z51 performance package, means the drag coefficient of the convertible with the top up is identical to the coupe’s.
    — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Will the grooves on Trionda help players generate more backspin on the ball, generating more lift and possibly offsetting Trionda’s somewhat larger high-speed drag coefficient?
    — John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
  • Our measurements also showed that once Trionda enters the higher-speed, turbulent-flow regime, its drag coefficients are somewhat larger than those of Brazuca, Telstar 18 and Al Rihla.
    — John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026

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