##  [Dynamic Pressure](/dynamic-pressure) 

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Definition

The kinetic energy per unit volume of a fluid bulk flow defined as q = ½ ρ V², where ρ is the fluid static density and V is the reference flow speed; used as the scaling factor for aerodynamic loads and as the basis for airspeed-related instrument and structural calculations under continuum conditions.