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How to pronounce hypervelocity in English?

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Type of speed, velocity


the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts.

Examples of hypervelocity

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More than 20 of these hypervelocity stars have been identified in the Milky Way.
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I did not deny the role of blackholes in flinging hypervelocity stars outwards.
From the newscientist.com
That is what is suggested by the recent mapping of the path taken by a hypervelocity star.
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Hypervelocity impacts by spacecraft are not just a hypothetical exercise.
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A typical hypervelocity planet would slingshot outward at 7 to 10 million miles per hour.
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Any star that ventures too close to the circling pair can also get a hypervelocity kick.
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The Milky Way's hypervelocity stars are probably outward bound too.
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Brown is sceptical that hypervelocity stars arise in dwarf galaxies.
From the newscientist.com
Almost 60% of the hypervelocity stars are near the contellation Leo.
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More examples
  • Excessive velocity; "the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts"
  • The term hypervelocity usually refers to a very high velocity, approximately over 3,000 meters per second (6,700 mph, 11,000 km/h, 10,000 ft/s, or Mach 8.8). In particular, it refers to velocities so high that the strength of materials upon impact is very small compared to inertial stresses. ...
  • Pertaining to velocities in excess of Mach 5.