areal velocity

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noun Astronomy.

a measure of the velocity of one celestial body in orbit about another, equal to the area swept out per unit time by the vector joining the two bodies.

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Origin of areal velocity

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby areal velocity

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Example sentences from the Web for areal velocity

Phone lines would catch fire from the velocity and ferocity of his words.
David Garth, the Consultant Who Talked Up to Voters|Jeff Greenfield|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You use fuel to give you the proper velocity and direction, and then you turn off your fuel tanks and coast there.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves|Marlow Stern|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It showcases two of his signature qualities as a writer: narrative velocity and an unerring ear for dialogue.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And nobody needs a 30-round clip of high-velocity, steel-jacketed, armor-piercing ordnance for target shooting.
One Redneck’s Gun Stand|Joe McLean|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In the first two hours after launching it, Bijani recouped his $2,000 investment into Three D Velocity.
Videogames for the Blind?|Winston Ross|December 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Such was its velocity that in some parts of the journey the speed was frequently 12 miles an hour.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The cock springs out of its seat when water gets into the cylinder, and prevents any mischief from the velocity of the fly-wheel.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The currents generally set to the north, and seldom run with any velocity either to the east or west.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
A great mass of dirt and brush and rock was hurtling down upon them with sickening velocity.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope
I had a plentiful supply of 130-grain Spitzer-point bullets, a high-velocity, long-range killer that I might get a chance to use.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell

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