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hypervelocity

[ hahy-per-vuh-los-i-tee ]

noun

, plural hy·per·ve·loc·i·ties.
  1. extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypervelocity1

First recorded in 1945–50; hyper- + velocity

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