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1. velocity
noun. ['vəˈlɑːsəti'] distance travelled per unit time.
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Etymology
- velocitas (Latin)
- -itas (Latin)
Rhymes with Escape Velocity
- religiosity
- monstrosity
- curiosity
- viscosity
- generosity
- animosity
- atrocity
- ferocity
5. escape
verb. ['ɪˈskeɪp'] escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action.
6. escape
noun. ['ɪˈskeɪp'] an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy.
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8. escape
noun. ['ɪˈskeɪp'] nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do.
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10. escape
Sentences with escape-velocity
1. Noun Phrase
In order to be in orbit in the first place, a spacecraft or satellite must have achieved escape velocity.
2. Noun Phrase
The escape velocity on the moon is only one-sixth what it is on Earth, but still about 5,370 miles per hour (2,400 meters per second).