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hypervelocity

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hy⋅per⋅ve⋅loc⋅i⋅ty

[hahy-per-vuh-los-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.

Origin:
1945–50; hyper- + velocity
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hypervelocity

noun
excessive velocity; "the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts" 
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