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Sectional density

Sectional density (often abbreviated SD) is the ratio of an object's mass to its cross sectional area with respect to a given axis. It conveys how well an object's mass is distributed (by its shape) to overcome resistance along that axis.

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Other units
kilograms per square centimeter (kg/cm2) grams per square millimeter (g/mm2) pounds per square inch (lbm/in2)
SI unit
kilograms per square meter (kg/m2)

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Use in ballistics

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Sectional density

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples10
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Sectional density

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related to English units · 3
Sectional density → English, In, The
related to Use in ballistics · 3
Sectional density → Sectional, The, Within
related to Formula · 2
Sectional density → In, SD
Other units · 1
Sectional density → kilograms per square centimeter (kg/cm2) grams per square millimeter (g/mm2) pounds per square inch (lbm/in2)
SI unit · 1
Sectional density → kilograms per square meter (kg/m2)

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sectional density mass kilograms square ballistics per projectile axis kg grams area units pounds small cross object's unit m2 millimeter

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sectional densityOther unitskilograms per square centimeter (kg/cm2) grams per square millimeter (g/mm2) pounds per square inch (lbm/in2)1.00infobox
Sectional densitySI unitkilograms per square meter (kg/m2)1.00infobox
Sectional densityrelated to English unitsIn0.60section
Sectional densityrelated to English unitsEnglish0.60section
Sectional densityrelated to English unitsThe0.60section
Sectional densityrelated to FormulaIn0.60section
Sectional densityrelated to FormulaSD0.60section
Sectional densityrelated to Use in ballisticsThe0.60section
Sectional densityrelated to Use in ballisticsWithin0.60section
Sectional densityrelated to Use in ballisticsSectional0.60section

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