Phrase Hound found 36 phrases and 7 compound words that contain velocity. The most common are listed below. Open velocity in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 36
- angular velocityThe angle turned, per unit time, by a body rotating about an axis; the rate of rotation through an angle.
- escape velocityThe minimum speed needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body.
- phase velocityThe velocity of propagation of a pure sine wave of infinite extent and infinitesimal amplitude.
- group velocitythe propagation velocity of the envelope of a modulated travelling wave, which is considered as the propagation velocity of information or energy contained in it.
- high-velocityMoving or operating at an extremely fast rate or speed.
- terminal velocityThe speed at which an object in free-fall and not in a vacuum ceases to accelerate downwards because the force of gravity is equal and opposite to the drag force acting against it.
- four-velocityA generalization of velocity in four-dimensional spacetime
- muzzle velocityThe velocity of a discharged projectile at the muzzle of a firearm.
- exhaust velocityThe speed with which the exhaust gases leave the rocket engine.
- root mean square velocityThe root mean square of the velocities of all the molecules in a volume of gas; directly proportional to its temperature in the case of an ideal gas.
- first cosmic velocityThe velocity in a circular orbit about the Earth.
- second cosmic velocityEscape velocity of Earth (interplanetary speed).
- third cosmic velocityThe escape velocity of the Solar System (interstellar speed).
- exit velocityThe estimated speed at which a batted ball is travelling as it is coming off the player's bat.
- information velocityThe speed at which information is transmitted through a particular medium.
- space velocityThe velocity of a star relative to the Sun
- velocity curveA graph of the orbital speeds of the stars of a galaxy with respect to their distance from the galaxy's centre
- velocity potentialA scalar potential function relating to the flow’s velocity distribution, defined as ϕ=∇⃑V.
- radial velocityMotion of an object toward or away from an observer.
- velocity dispersionThe statistical dispersion (about a mean) of the velocities of the stars in a galaxy (or galaxies in a cluster)
- orbital velocitySynonym of oribtal speed.
- peculiar velocityThe 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.
- Planck velocityThe Planck speed.
- instantaneous velocityThe velocity of an object at any given instant (especially that of an accelerating object).
- tangential velocityThe instantaneous velocity (speed) of a body moving along a circular (or elliptical) path
Compound words 7
- velocitizeTo inure to high speeds.
- equivelocityAn equal velocity
- isovelocityHaving a constant velocity
- pseudovelocityThe apparent velocity of a shock wave
- quadrivelocitySynonym of four-velocity: A generalization of velocity in four-dimensional spacetime
- subvelocitysubdiffusive velocity
- hypervelocityHaving, or occurring at, extreme velocity.