peculiar velocity

noun

Definitions

  1. The velocity of an object, such as a star or a galaxy, relative to a reference rest frame…

    The velocity of an object, such as a star or a galaxy, relative to a reference rest frame where the average motion of surrounding objects is zero.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for peculiar velocity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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