"hypervelocity" meaning in English

See hypervelocity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hypervelocity.wav
Etymology: From hyper- + velocity. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hyper-|velocity}} hyper- + velocity Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hypervelocity (not comparable)
  1. Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hypervelocity-en-adj-Kw5R6v74 Categories (other): Mechanics, Physics Disambiguation of Mechanics: 19 25 27 29 Disambiguation of Physics: 30 24 27 20

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hypervelocity.wav Forms: hypervelocities [plural]
Etymology: From hyper- + velocity. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hyper-|velocity}} hyper- + velocity Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypervelocity (plural hypervelocities)
  1. A very high velocity.
    Sense id: en-hypervelocity-en-noun-CbsvgLld Categories (other): Mechanics, Physics Disambiguation of Mechanics: 19 25 27 29 Disambiguation of Physics: 30 24 27 20
  2. A hypersonic velocity.
    Sense id: en-hypervelocity-en-noun-Rnq0FbNY Categories (other): Mechanics, Physics Disambiguation of Mechanics: 19 25 27 29 Disambiguation of Physics: 30 24 27 20
  3. (astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.
    Sense id: en-hypervelocity-en-noun-kMYOtkXb Categories (other): Astronomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Mechanics, Physics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 7 9 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 34 7 9 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 2 2 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 2 2 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 2 2 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 13 16 52 Disambiguation of Mechanics: 19 25 27 29 Disambiguation of Physics: 30 24 27 20 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: high-velocity [astronomy, natural-sciences], intermediate-velocity [astronomy, natural-sciences], low-velocity [astronomy, natural-sciences]

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