| 释义 |
peculiar velocity
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | peculiar velocity - velocity with respect to the local standard of restspeed, velocity - distance travelled per unit time |
Translations
peculiar velocity
peculiar velocity See peculiar motion.peculiar velocity[pə′kyül·yər və′läs·əd·ē] (astronomy) Superposed on the systematic rotation of the galaxy are individual motions of the stars; each star moves in a somewhat elliptical orbit and therefore shows a velocity of its own (peculiar velocity) to the local standard of rest, the standard moving in a circular orbit around the galactic center. peculiar velocity
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