de remweg
[ˈrɛmʋɛx]
mv. remwegen
Translation
braking distance
The metres from the moment the brakes bite until the vehicle stands still. It grows with the square of the speed, because kinetic energy itself grows quadratically.
How it sounds in the exam
Verdubbel je de snelheid, dan wordt de remweg vier keer zo lang.
Double the speed and the braking distance becomes four times as long.
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