velocity curve

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v

Noun

velocity curve (plural velocity curves)

  1. (astronomy) A graph of the orbital speeds of the stars of a galaxy with respect to their distance from the galaxy's centre

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