first cosmic velocity
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Etymology
From first + cosmic + velocity, from being the first velocity greater than that able to be held upon the Earth, thus entering the realm of the Cosmos.
Proper noun
Noun
first cosmic velocity (plural first cosmic velocities)
Synonyms
- first cosmic speed
Coordinate terms
- second cosmic velocity / second cosmic speed
- third cosmic velocity / third cosmic speed
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