English Explanatory Dictionary

first cosmic velocity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The velocity in a circular orbit about the Earth.
noun
  1. The velocity in a circular orbit.

Word forms

first cosmic velocity first cosmic velocities

Etymology

From first + cosmic + velocity, from being the first velocity greater than that able to be held upon the Earth, thus entering the realm of the Cosmos.

Synonyms

first cosmic speed
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