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first cosmic velocity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
first -cos-mic ve-loc-i-ty
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The velocity in a circular orbit about the Earth.

noun

The velocity in a circular orbit.

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

first cosmic velocities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

second cosmic velocity second cosmic speed third cosmic velocity third cosmic speed

Synonyms

first cosmic speed

Questions

What does first cosmic velocity mean?
The velocity in a circular orbit about the Earth.
Where does first cosmic velocity come from?
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.

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