Sentence examples for speed relative from inspiring English sources

headwind, your speed relative to the air is 18 m.p.h.

"The important variable here is speed relative to the air," he said.

The term gust also denotes a sudden change in wind speed relative to a flying aircraft.

In particular, the point of contact is moving backward with this speed relative to the centre of mass.

As the rotational speed of the rotor increases, its speed relative to that of the rotating field decreases.

"Essentially, time will pass slightly more slowly for Scott than for me because he will be travelling at a greater speed relative to me".

Zipping along at a speed, relative to Earth, of 7.8km a second (4.9 miles a second), it will approach within 27,700km.

Frictional resistance is proportional to the product of water density, area of contact with the water, square of water speed relative to the ship, and a friction coefficient.

A traditional 6-speed manual gearbox is the only transmission, and its shorter ratios, geared more for the racetrack than the road, actually reduce its top speed relative to the GT3.

Thus Dennett relativizes intelligence to processing speed relative to current environment.

However, in a contest of speed relative to size, another species heads the pack.