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second cosmic velocity

second cosmic velocity proper noun: escape velocity of Earth (interplanetary speed).

Proper noun

second cosmic velocity

  1. Escape velocity of Earth (interplanetary speed).

Noun

second cosmic velocity (plural second cosmic velocities)

  1. (broadly) Escape velocity of the home body.
    Synonyms:
    second cosmic speed

Synonyms of second cosmic velocity

  • second cosmic speed

Forms of second cosmic velocity

pluralsecond cosmic velocities

Origin of second cosmic velocity

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

Questions about second cosmic velocity

What does second cosmic velocity mean?
Second cosmic velocity means escape velocity of Earth (interplanetary speed).
What part of speech is second cosmic velocity?
Second cosmic velocity can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near second cosmic velocity in the dictionary

  1. second conditional
  2. second conditionals
  3. second contact
  4. second contacts
  5. second cosmic velocities
  6. second cosmic velocity
  7. second countable
  8. second cousin
  9. second cousin once removed
  10. second cousins
  11. second cousins once removed

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