zhòu

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Meaning of 宇宙速度

宇宙速度 means cosmic velocity; the minimum speed an object needs to overcome Earth's gravity and enter interstellar space. Pronounced yǔ zhòu sù dù.

  • cosmic velocity; the minimum speed an object needs to overcome Earth's gravity and enter interstellar space

Definitions & Examples

zhòu
yuē
wéi
měi
miǎo
diǎn
jiǔ
gōng
 

The first cosmic velocity is approximately 7.9 kilometers per second.

Dāng
háng
tiān
dào
èr
zhòu
shí
 
jiù
tuō
qiú
yǐn
 

When a spacecraft reaches the second cosmic velocity, it can break free from Earth's gravity.

xué
jiā
suàn
chū
sān
zhòu
yuē
wéi
měi
miǎo
shí
liù
diǎn
gōng
 

Scientists have calculated that the third cosmic velocity is approximately 16.7 kilometers per second.

Yào
shǐ使
tàn
fēi
chū
yín
 
dào
zhòu
 

To make a probe escape the Milky Way, it must reach the fourth cosmic velocity.

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