intermediate-velocity

English

Adjective

intermediate-velocity (not comparable)

1. (astronomy, astrophysics) Usually of an interstellar cloud, of a mid-range of velocity relevant to a particular physical context.
   • 1997, Bart Wakker, Hugo van Woerden, Klaas de Boer, Ulrich Schwarz (editors), High-Velocity Clouds, page 73:

     In the northern hemisphere, the distribution of intermediate-velocity clouds is dominated by several large complexes, and two weaker complexes have been identified recently in the southern hemisphere.

   Coordinate terms: low-velocity, high-velocity