hypervelocity

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

noun

, plural hy·per·ve·loc·i·ties.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypervelocity¹

First recorded in 1945–50; hyper- + velocity

Example Sentences

After the publication of Hills’ prescient paper, the astronomy community considered hypervelocity stars an intriguing possibility, albeit one without observational evidence.

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Astronomers now know that this is how hypervelocity stars are born.

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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.

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