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Definition: Escape Velocity |
Escape VelocityNoun1. The minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | The radial speed which a particle or larger body must attain in order to escape from the gravitational field of a planet or star. When friction is neglected, the escape velocity is where G is the universal gravitational constant (see gravitation); m is the mass of the planet or star; and r is the radial distance from the center of the planet or star. Also called escape speed.Escape velocity from Earth is 7 miles/sec; from Mars it is 3.2 miles/sec; and from the Sun it is 390 miles/sec. In order for a celestial body to retain an atmosphere for long periods of time, the mean velocity of the atmospheric molecules must be considerably below the escape velocity. (references) |
Geography | The speed a body must attain to overcome a gravitational field, such as that of Earth. Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | Is the speed a spacecraft must reach to overcome gravity. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: Escape Velocity |
| Specialty definitions using "escape velocity": agravic state ♦ escape speed ♦ fringe region ♦ hyperbolic velocity ♦ perigee propulsion ♦ velocity of escape, Velocity, escape ♦ zero-g condition. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Escape Velocity (1996) | |
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| Language | Translations for "escape velocity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ontsnappingssnelheid (velocity of escape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | vitesse de libération (velocity of escape), vitesse de fuite, vitesse d'évasion (velocity of escape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Fluchtgeschwindigkeit (velocity of escape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ταχύτητα ανάδρασης (velocity of escape), ταχύτητα απελευθέρωσης (velocity of escape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szökési sebesség, második kozmikus sebesség. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 脱出速度 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | っしゅつそくど. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | bieauid cosnee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | escapeay elocityvay velocidade de libertação (velocity of escape). (various references) вторая космическая скорость. (various references) velocidad de escape (velocity of escape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-e-i-l-o-p-s-t-v-y" | |
-4 letters: epicalyces, telescopic. | |
-5 letters: acceptees, acceptive, calotypes, cityscape, cleveites, coevality, copasetic, copesetic, costively, ecclesiae, electives, epicotyls, epicycles, lipocytes, locatives, scapolite, sceptical, scolecite, selective, specialty, spectacle, telescope, toepieces. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 73 63 61 70 65 56 65 6C 6F 63 69 74 79 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110011 01100011 01100001 01110000 01100101 00100000 01010110 01100101 01101100 01101111 01100011 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E s c a p e   V e l o c i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0073 0063 0061 0070 0065 0056 0065 006C 006F 0063 0069 0074 0079 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39856967827125671788169758691 |
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