Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peculiar velocity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: pe-cu-liar ve-loc-i-ty
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The velocity of an object, such as a star or a galaxy, relative to a reference rest frame where the average motion of surrounding objects is zero.

Inflected Forms

peculiar velocities (plural)

Synonyms

peculiar motion

Questions

What does peculiar velocity mean?: The velocity of an object, such as a star or a galaxy, relative to a reference rest frame where the average motion of surrounding objects is zero.

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