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velocity dispersion

velocity dispersion noun: the statistical dispersion (about a mean) of the velocities of the stars in a galaxy (or galaxies in a cluster).

Noun

velocity dispersion (plural velocity dispersions)

  1. The statistical dispersion (about a mean) of the velocities of the stars in a galaxy (or galaxies in a cluster)

velocity dispersion meaning in Tamil

velocity dispersion in Tamil

திசைவேகப் பிரிகை

Forms of velocity dispersion

pluralvelocity dispersions

Questions about velocity dispersion

What does velocity dispersion mean?
Velocity dispersion means the statistical dispersion (about a mean) of the velocities of the stars in a galaxy (or galaxies in a cluster).
What is velocity dispersion in Tamil?
Velocity dispersion in Tamil is திசைவேகப் பிரிகை. See Velocity dispersion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is velocity dispersion?
Velocity dispersion is a noun.
What is the plural of velocity dispersion?
The plural of velocity dispersion is velocity dispersions.

Words near velocity dispersion in the dictionary

  1. velocitometry
  2. velocitous
  3. velocity
  4. velocity curve
  5. velocity curves
  6. velocity dispersion
  7. velocity dispersions
  8. velocity potential
  9. velocity potentials
  10. velodorsal
  11. velodrome

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