relative motion
Americannoun
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The higher the temperature of the surfaces, the larger the amplitude of the synchronic fluctuations; the larger the contact area, the larger the number of surface fluctuations hindering the relative motion.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
So instead, we gather spectra of stuff in space to learn about their chemical composition, temperature, density, mass, distance, luminosity, and relative motion.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2020
As the mid-ocean ridge itself started to subduct, the relative motion had changed.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative motion of the source and the observer.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Because of this relative motion, the particles can never stick together by their mutual gravity.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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