English Explanatory Dictionary

proper motion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The change in apparent position of a celestial body due to that body's velocity relative to the Sun.

Word forms

proper motion proper motions

Etymology

proper (in the sense of "its own") + motion; from Latin proprius.

Related words

improper motion radial velocity peculiar motion peculiar velocity
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