radial velocity
nounDefinition of radial velocity
1 : the component of velocity of a particle in the direction of its radius vector
2 or radial motion : the velocity of relative approach or recession of an observer and a celestial body or other sources of radiation in the line connecting the two : speed in the line of sight
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