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escape velocity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪsˈkeɪp vəˈlɒsɪti/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The minimum speed needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body.
   • The gravitational force exerted by a planet determines its surface gravity and escape velocity. 1996, Thomas Arny, Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, McGraw-Hill Science, page 74:
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A major breakthrough or milestone; momentum.
   • “All signs point to Netflix having reached escape velocity, with subscribers scaling far faster than investors expected,” Mr. Greenfield said. 2024 April 18, Nicole Sperling, Benjamin Mullin, quoting Rich Greenfield, “Netflix Added More Than 9 Million Subscribers in First Quarter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024:

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Translations (61)

hi पलायन वेग (minimum velocity) · te పలాయన వేగము (minimum velocity) · es velocidad de escape (minimum velocity) · sl ubéžna hitróst (minimum velocity) · ca velocitat d'escapament (minimum velocity) · ja 脱出速度 (minimum velocity) · hu szökési sebesség (minimum velocity) · ro viteză de eliberare (minimum velocity) · id kecepatan lepas (minimum velocity) · cs úniková rychlost (minimum velocity) · he מהירות מילוט (minimum velocity) · uz ikkinchi kosmik tezlik (minimum velocity) · fa سرعت گریز (minimum velocity) · it velocità di fuga (minimum velocity) · hy երկրորդ տիեզերական արագություն (minimum velocity) · bg втора́ косми́ческа ско́рост (minimum velocity) · eu ihes-abiadura (minimum velocity) · de Fluchtgeschwindigkeit (minimum velocity) · ar سرعة الإفلات (minimum velocity) · ur اسکیپ ولاسٹی (minimum velocity) · sh друга космичка брзина (minimum velocity) · lt pabėgimo greitis (minimum velocity) · is lausnarhraði (minimum velocity) · ru ско́рость убега́ния (minimum velocity) · mk втора космичка брзина (minimum velocity) · uk друга космічна швидкість (minimum velocity) · fi pakonopeus (minimum velocity) · el ταχύτητα διαφυγής (minimum velocity) · fr vitesse de libération (minimum velocity) · cmn 逃逸速度 (minimum velocity) · pa ਇਸਕੇਪ ਗਤੀ (minimum velocity) · ru втора́я косми́ческая ско́рость (minimum velocity) · ast velocidá d'escape (minimum velocity) · lv kosmiskais ātrums (minimum velocity) · ta விடுபடு திசைவேகம் (minimum velocity) · ga treoluas éalaithe (minimum velocity) · eo liberiga rapido (minimum velocity) · th ความเร็วหลุดพ้น (minimum velocity) · da undvigelseshastighed (minimum velocity) · eo forir-rapideco (minimum velocity) · sk úniková rýchlosť (minimum velocity) · yue 逃逸速度 (minimum velocity) · eo eskapa rapido (minimum velocity) · kn ವಿಮೋಚನ ವೇಗ (minimum velocity) · sv flykthastighet (minimum velocity) · tr kurtulma hızı (minimum velocity) · be другая касмічная скорасць (minimum velocity) · nb unnslipningshastighet (minimum velocity) · kk екінші космостық жылдамдық (minimum velocity) · ml പലായന പ്രവേഗം (minimum velocity) · sh druga kosmička brzina (minimum velocity) · nb parabolsk hastighet (minimum velocity) · nn unnsleppingsfart (minimum velocity) · pt velocidade de escape (minimum velocity) · ja 宇宙速度 (minimum velocity) · et paokiirus (minimum velocity) · ur فراری سمتار (minimum velocity) · eo fuĝa rapideco (minimum velocity) · nl ontsnappingssnelheid (minimum velocity) · gl velocidade de escape (minimum velocity) · pl prędkość ucieczki (minimum velocity)