hypervelocity

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English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ velocity.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hypervelocity (not comparable)

  1. Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
    The satellite was destroyed by a hypervelocity impact.

Noun

hypervelocity (plural hypervelocities)

  1. A very high velocity.
  2. A hypersonic velocity.
  3. (astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.

Translations

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