Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

tangential velocity

 - 1 dictionary result

tangential motion

–noun Astronomy.
the component of the linear motion of a star with respect to the sun, measured along a line perpendicular to its line of sight and expressed in miles or kilometers per second.
Also called tangential velocity.


Origin:
1760–70
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To tangential velocity
Search another word or see tangential velocity on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: