hypervelocity

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.
   • 2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN‎:

     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.

Related terms

• (astronomy): high-velocity, intermediate-velocity, low-velocity

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Greek: (please verify) υπερταχύτητα f (ypertachýtita)