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first cosmic velocity

first cosmic velocity proper noun: the velocity in a circular orbit about the Earth.

Proper noun

first cosmic velocity

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

Noun

first cosmic velocity (plural first cosmic velocities)

  1. The velocity in a circular orbit.
    Synonyms:
    first cosmic speed

Synonyms of first cosmic velocity

  • first cosmic speed

Forms of first cosmic velocity

pluralfirst cosmic velocities

Origin of first cosmic velocity

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.

Questions about first cosmic velocity

What does first cosmic velocity mean?
First cosmic velocity means the velocity in a circular orbit about the Earth.
What part of speech is first cosmic velocity?
First cosmic velocity can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near first cosmic velocity in the dictionary

  1. first conditionals
  2. first contact
  3. First Contact Day
  4. first contacts
  5. first cosmic velocities
  6. first cosmic velocity
  7. first cousin
  8. first cousin once removed
  9. first cousin thrice removed
  10. first cousin twice removed
  11. first cousins

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