third cosmic velocity
English
Etymology
third + cosmic + velocity, from being the next threshold velocity greater than the second cosmic velocity.
Noun
third cosmic velocity (plural third cosmic velocities)
- (by extension) The escape velocity of a star system.
Synonyms
- third cosmic speed
Coordinate terms
- first cosmic velocity / first cosmic speed
- second cosmic velocity / second cosmic speed
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