"glide ratio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glide ratios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glide ratio (plural glide ratios)
  1. (aviation) The instantaneous ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall for a glider. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-glide_ratio-en-noun-FCwdXJkl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. The maximum ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall that a glider can maintain. Translations (minimum rate of fall): liitoluku (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-glide_ratio-en-noun-w8CqlouU Disambiguation of 'minimum rate of fall': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: glide number, lift-to-drag ratio

Inflected forms

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