forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids)

(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)