HyperDic: escape_velocity

English > 1 sense of the expression escape velocity:
NOUNtimeescape velocitythe minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field
English > escape velocity: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningThe minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field.
Broaderspeed, velocitydistance travelled per unit time
Spanishvelocidad de escape
Catalanvelocitat d'escapament

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