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[edit] Definitions of Drag coefficient on the Web:

• A dimensionless ratio of the component of force parallel to the direction of flow (drag) exerted on a body by a fluid to the kinetic energy of the ...

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• similar idea to Lift Coefficient.

www.humanpoweredflying.propdesigner.co.uk/html/body_glossary.html

• A dimensionless quantity characterizing the drag produced by an airfoilThe cross-sectional shape of a wing or propeller. . See also: Lift Coefficient

www.rcadvisor.com/glossary

• A dimensionless value that allows the comparison of drag incurred by different sized and different shaped bodies.

www.f1nutter.com/technical/glossary.php

• A coefficient representing the drag on a given airfoil or other body, or a coefficient representing a particular element of drag. ...

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• A dimensionless measure of the aerodynamic sleekness of an object. A sleek car has a drag coefficient, or "Cd," of about 0.30; a square, flat plate's is 1.98. Also signified by Cx.

web2.caranddriver.com/glossary/4534/caranddrivercom-glossary-of-terms.html

• A term used for coefficient of drag.

www.matrixintegrated.cc/glossary_bodywork.php

• the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body

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• The drag coefficient (Cd, Cx or Cw, depending on the country) is a dimensionless quantity that describes a characteristic amount of aerodynamic drag caused by fluid flow, used in the drag equation. ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag coefficient