Definition of VELOCITY. Meaning of VELOCITY. Synonyms of VELOCITY

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Definition of VELOCITY

velocity
Paracentric Par`a*cen"tric, Paracentrical Par`a*cen"tric*al, a. [Pref. para- + centric, -ical: cf. F. paracentrique.] Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a center. Paracentric curve (Math.), a curve having the property that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body descending along it, by the force of gravity, will approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or center, by equal distances in equal times; -- called also a paracentric. Paracentric motton or velocity, the motion or velocity of a revolving body, as a planet, by which it approaches to, or recedes from, the center, without reference to its motion in space, or to its motion as reckoned in any other direction.

Meaning of VELOCITY from wikipedia

- Velocity is the speed in combination with the direction of motion of an object. Velocity is a fundamental concept in kinematics, the branch of classical...
- In celestial mechanics, escape velocity or escape speed is the minimum speed needed for an object to escape from contact with or orbit of a primary body...
- In physics, angular velocity (symbol ω or ω → {\displaystyle {\vec {\omega }}} , the lowercase Gr**** letter omega), also known as angular frequency vector...
- Muzzle velocity is the speed of a projectile (bullet, pellet, slug, ball/shots or s****) with respect to the muzzle at the moment it leaves the end of...
- The group velocity of a wave is the velocity with which the overall envelope shape of the wave's amplitudes—known as the modulation or envelope of the...
- The radial velocity or line-of-sight velocity of a target with respect to an observer is the rate of change of the vector displacement between the two...
- Terminal velocity is the maximum speed attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid (air is the most common example). It is reached when the sum...
- Recessional velocity is the rate at which an extragalactic astronomical object recedes (becomes more distant) from an observer as a result of the expansion...
- continuum mechanics the flow velocity in fluid dynamics, also macroscopic velocity in statistical mechanics, or drift velocity in electromagnetism, is a...
- Look up velocity or instantaneous velocity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Velocity is a quantity in physics that is related to speed. Velocity may also...