English Explanatory Dictionary

Kármán line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The altitude at which the atmosphere becomes too thin to support aerodynamic flight.

Word forms

Kármán line Karman line von Karman line von Kármán line

Etymology

Named after Hungarian-American engineer Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963), who calculated this limit.

Synonyms

Gabrielli-von Karman limit Karman limit von Karman limit

Related words

Armstrong line death zone mesopause
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