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Definition of Hypervelocity
1. Noun. Excessive velocity. "The meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts"
Definition of Hypervelocity
1. Noun. A very high velocity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hypervelocity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypervelocity
Literary usage of Hypervelocity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. World Directory of Aerospace Vehicle Research and Development (1991)
"ANU T-3 Shock Tunnel Description: The ANU T-3 Shock Tunnel is a hypervelocity
short-di shock tunnel. Testing Capabilities: The T-3 is capable of conducting ..."
2. Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"He also serves as the Air Force site director for the AEDC White Oak site in
Silver Spring, Maryland, home to the hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9. ..."
3. Aerospace Plane Technology: Research and Development in Japan and Australia (1994)
"... hypervelocity expansion tube facility located at the Genera Applied Sciences
Laboratory in Ronkonkoma, New York. The experiment on the annular injector ..."
4. Ballistic Missile Defense: Information on Directed Energy Programs for edited by J. Klein Spencer (1997)
"These are the Sensors Studies and Experiments project and the hypervelocity Gun
facility proj ect. Five other programs listed in the Other Follow-On Program ..."