velocity

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"The spectra revealed that the signatures of the high-temperature plasma change velocity between the three observations, following the orbital motion of the white dwarf rather than that of the Be star," the researcher continues.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

“We are trying to heal that velocity that we had in the past year. If you go so fast, you’re going to crash,” Paco Amoroso told Billboard in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Its bespoke units are packed with sensors that detect acceleration, velocity, and other variables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The fear is that sustained higher oil prices could feed back into inflation, just as many parts of the world thought they were finally achieving escape velocity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The minimum speed you need to throw the rock to enable it to escape is called, naturally enough, the escape velocity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife