form drag

form drag Word Origin noun Physics.

1. the portion of the resisting force encountered by a body moving through a fluid that is due to the irregularity of shape of the body, reducible to a minimum by streamlining.

Origin of form drag First recorded in 1930–35 British Dictionary definitions for form drag form drag noun

1. the drag on a body moving through a fluid as a result of the shape of the body. It can be reduced by streamlining