hypervelocity

[ hahy-per-vuh-los-i-tee ]

/ ˌhaɪ pər vəˈlɒs ɪ ti /

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noun, plural hy·per·ve·loc·i·ties.

extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.

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Origin of hypervelocity

First recorded in 1945–50; hyper- + velocity

Words nearby hypervelocity

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How to use hypervelocity in a sentence

After the publication of Hills’ prescient paper, the astronomy community considered hypervelocity stars an intriguing possibility, albeit one without observational evidence.
Real shooting stars look a lot different than you’d expect|Idan Ginsburg / The Conversation|January 10, 2022|Popular-Science
Astronomers now know that this is how hypervelocity stars are born.
Real shooting stars look a lot different than you’d expect|Idan Ginsburg / The Conversation|January 10, 2022|Popular-Science
These tests include a hypervelocity impact chamber, Kinnison says, which can recreate space dust encounters by launching tiny, incredibly high-speed particles at materials here on Earth.
The fastest human-made object vaporizes space dust on contact|Leto Sapunar|November 10, 2021|Popular-Science