Hypervelocity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hypervelocity is an adjective meaning Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
Meaning
Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
More Meanings
- A very high velocity.
- A hypersonic velocity.
- (astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.
Example Sentences
The satellite was destroyed by a hypervelocity impact.
But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades.
Word Forms
- hypervelocities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ultraviolent, violent, ultra-high, ultrarapid, ultra, hyperviolent.
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