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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Recessional velocity is the rate at which an extragalactic astronomical object recedes (becomes more distant) from an observer as a result of the expansion...
- 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...
- The velocity of money measures the number of times that one unit of currency is used to purchase goods and services within a given time period. In other...
- Wave velocity may refer to: Phase velocity, the velocity at which a wave phase propagates Pulse wave velocity, the velocity at which a pulse travels through...
- 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...
- The phase velocity of a wave is the rate at which the wave propagates in any medium. This is the velocity at which the phase of any one frequency component...