"Kármán line" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named after Hungarian-American engineer Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963), who calculated this limit. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|engineer||||}} engineer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Theodore von Kármán}} Theodore von Kármán, {{named-after|en|Theodore von Kármán|born=1881|died=1963|nat=Hungarian-American|occ=engineer|wplink==}} Named after Hungarian-American engineer Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Kármán line
  1. (aeronautics, astronomy) The altitude at which the atmosphere becomes too thin to support aerodynamic flight. Categories (topical): Aeronautics, Astronomy Synonyms: Gabrielli-von Karman limit, Karman limit, von Karman limit, Karman line, von Karman line, von Kármán line Related terms: Armstrong line, death zone, mesopause Coordinate_terms: McDowell limit, McDowell line
    Sense id: en-Kármán_line-en-noun-KP3jRzhl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, astronomy, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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