hypervelocity
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Definition of hypervelocity
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
“The satellite was destroyed by a hypervelocity impact.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
“The satellite was destroyed by a hypervelocity impact.”
noun
- A very high velocity.
- A hypersonic velocity.
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A velocity greater than escape velocity.
“But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades.”
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Etymology
From hyper- + velocity.
Words you can make from hypervelocity
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