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intermediate-velocity

intermediate-velocity adjective: usually of an interstellar cloud, of a mid-range of velocity relevant to a particular physical context.

Adjective

intermediate-velocity (not comparable)

  1. Usually of an interstellar cloud, of a mid-range of velocity relevant to a particular physical context.
    • In the northern hemisphere, the distribution of intermediate-velocity clouds is dominated by several large complexes, and two weaker complexes have been identified recently in the southern hemisphere.1997, Bart Wakker, Hugo van Woerden, Klaas de Boer, Ulrich Schwarz (editors), High-Velocity Clouds, page 73

Questions about intermediate-velocity

What does intermediate-velocity mean?
Intermediate-velocity means usually of an interstellar cloud, of a mid-range of velocity relevant to a particular physical context.
What part of speech is intermediate-velocity?
Intermediate-velocity is an adjective.

Words near intermediate-velocity in the dictionary

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  9. intermediateness
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