areal velocity
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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Nearby words
area pellucida, area rug, area study, area vasculosa, area vitellina, areal velocity, areaway, areca, arecibo, arecibo observatory, arecoline
Origin of areal velocity
First recorded in 1960–65
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