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retarding force on a body moving in a fluid
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Summary

drag ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,156 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • drag is a type of nonconservative force[2].
  • drag is a type of Q4162367[3].
  • drag is a type of vector quantity[4].
  • drag is a type of resistance force[5].
  • drag's Commons category is recorded as Drag (fluid dynamics)[6].
  • drag's said to be the same as is recorded as Q18718987[7].
  • drag comprises shear stress[8].
  • drag comprises normal stress[9].
  • drag's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics[10].
  • drag's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[11].
  • drag's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • drag's has effect is recorded as Impact ionization[13].
  • drag's different from is recorded as drag coefficient[14].
  • drag's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as newton[15].
  • drag's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram metre per square second[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include nonconservative force[2], Q4162367[3], vector quantity[4], and resistance force[5].

Use and Application

Components include shear stress[8] and normal stress[9].

Why It Matters

drag ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,156 views/month).[1] drag has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] drag is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Recommended unit of measurement → newton, kilogram metre per square second
    Namuwiki id → 항력
    Has effect → Impact ionization
    Said to be the same as → Q18718987
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560312105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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