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Velocity vs Hypervelocity - What's the difference?

velocity | hypervelocity |

As nouns the difference between velocity and hypervelocity

is that velocity is (physics) a vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component while hypervelocity is a very high velocity.

velocity

English

Noun

  • (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.
  • Rapidity of motion.
  • The rate of occurrence.
  • (economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
  • Derived terms

    * angular velocity * phase velocity * escape velocity

    hypervelocity

    English

    Noun

    (hypervelocities)
  • A very high velocity.
  • (astronomy) a velocity greater than escape velocity