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noun
The altitude at which the atmosphere becomes too thin to support aerodynamic flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, astronomy, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: Gabrielli-von Karman limit, Karman limit, von Karman limit
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after Hungarian-American engineer Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963), who calculated this limit.
