proper motion

English

Etymology

proper (in the sense of "its own") + motion; from Latin proprius.

Noun

proper motion (plural proper motions)

(astronomy) The change in apparent position of a celestial body due to that body's velocity relative to the Sun.

See also

improper motion
radial velocity
peculiar motion/peculiar velocity

Anagrams

prepromotion

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