English Explanatory Dictionary

second cosmic velocity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Escape velocity of Earth (interplanetary speed).
noun
  1. Escape velocity of the home body.

Word forms

second cosmic velocity second cosmic velocities

Etymology

From second + cosmic + velocity, from being the next threshold velocity greater than the first cosmic velocity.

Synonyms

second cosmic speed
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