first cosmic velocity

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English

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Etymology

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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

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first cosmic velocity

  1. The velocity in a circular orbit about the Earth.

Noun

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first cosmic velocity (plural first cosmic velocities)

  1. The velocity in a circular orbit.

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