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hypervelocity

adj

Etymology

From hyper- + velocity.

  1. derived from vēlōcitās
  2. derived from vélocité
  3. formed as hypervelocity — “hyper- + velocity”

Definitions

  1. Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.

    • The satellite was destroyed by a hypervelocity impact.

  2. A very high velocity.

  3. A hypersonic velocity.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. 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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