"terminal velocity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: terminal velocities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} terminal velocity (countable and uncountable, plural terminal velocities)
  1. The speed at which an object in free-fall and not in a vacuum ceases to accelerate downwards because the force of gravity is equal and opposite to the drag force acting against it. Wikipedia link: terminal velocity Tags: countable, uncountable
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