escape velocity

NOUN
  1. the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use escape velocity In A Sentence

  • No problem: just stay below escape velocity. The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language
  • A significant fraction of their water content can emerge from the explosion at a speed below the escape velocity of Mercury.
  • The governor of the Bank of England used to talk of the economy needing escape velocity before policy is tightened. Times, Sunday Times
  • The velocity the ball must have to escape is known as the escape velocity. Blog De Ganz | Archive | June
  • A significant fraction of their water content can emerge from the explosion at a speed below the escape velocity of Mercury.
  • Jupiter is a very massive planet, and its escape velocity is correspondingly high.
  • Even modest-sized impactors can blast atmospheric gases off of Mars at speeds above escape velocity.
  • Planetary geologists formerly believed that any impact ejecta with speeds exceeding the Martian escape velocity would almost certainly be vaporized or at least completely melted.
  • Indeed, Mars's satellite Phobos, whose mean radius is 11.1 km, has a numerically similar escape velocity of 11.3 metres per second - as you may vaguely remember fron Arthur C. Clarke's story, "Hide-and-Seek". Chris Lightfoot's quiz
  • This he subsequently flew to the verges of space in the search for escape velocity. Times, Sunday Times
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy