English Explanatory Dictionary

radial velocity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Motion of an object toward or away from an observer.
  2. Motion of a star toward or away from the earth.

Word forms

radial velocity radial velocities

Related words

proper motion peculiar motion peculiar velocity
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