velocity - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • propagation: The velocity of propagation of Rayleigh waves is smaller than that of body waves.
  • recession: He showed, from spectra of the galaxies, that there was an increase in the velocity of recession with distance.

Converse of object

  • calculate: The above gear ratio equation can be used to calculate the angular velocity of the large gear from the small gear.

Noun used with modifier

  • propagation: Most meridional propagation velocities from high to low latitudes are less than 600 m/s.

Adjective modifier

  • angular: The above gear ratio equation can be used to calculate the angular velocity of the large gear from the small gear.
  • radial: R radial velocity The speed at which an object is moving away or toward an observer.
  • rotational: This may account for a large loss of rotational velocity through the millions of years.
  • seismic: The differences in lava composition between the stratigraphic groups affect the average seismic velocity of each group.
  • orbital: The rotation curve is a plot of the orbital velocity of the clouds around the galactic center vs. their distance from the Galaxy center.

Modifies a noun

  • dispersion: The phase velocity dispersion curve thus produced is then used to calculate the material stiffness.
  • vector: The excess energy is added to the velocity vector, without change of direction.
  • gradient: Over the thickness of the fluid there is a velocity gradient depending on the relative movement of the bearing surfaces.
  • v: If we can shrink the error in u then the error in the final velocity v will also shrink.
  • rifle: The culling of deer involves the selection of older or unhealthy animals which are shot humanely with a high velocity rifle.

Noun used with modifier

  • muzzle: An additional benefit was that the light weight permitted a higher muzzle velocity, reducing the time of flight.
  • conduction: NCS show slowing of conduction velocity across the elbow.
  • efflux: A cone fitted at the chimney exit to increase efflux velocity should be permitted.
  • drift: For very low E / N, the drift velocity is proportional to E / N.

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