"rotation curve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rotation curves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rotation curve (plural rotation curves)
  1. (astrophysics) for a galaxy, a plot of the orbital velocity of objects with respect to the center of the galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two Wikipedia link: en:Galaxy rotation curve Categories (topical): Astrophysics Translations (a plot of the orbital velocity of solar systems with respect to the center of its galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two): rotationskurve [common-gender] (Danish), Rotationskurve [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-rotation_curve-en-noun-U6RrAG~j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astrophysics

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