Meanings
nounescape velocity (countable and uncountable, plural escape velocities)
plural escape velocities
- countableuncountableastrophysicsThe minimum speed needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body.
The gravitational force exerted by a planet determines its surface gravity and escape velocity.
1996, Thomas Arny, Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, McGraw-Hill Science, page 74 - countablefigurativelyuncountableA major breakthrough or milestone; momentum.
“All signs point to Netflix having reached escape velocity, with subscribers scaling far faster than investors expected,” Mr. Greenfield said.
2024 April 18, Nicole Sperling, Benjamin Mullin, quoting Rich Greenfield, “Netflix Added More Than 9 Million Subscribers in First Quarter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024
Translations
Arabic سرعة الإفلات
- سرعة الإفلاتminimum velocity
Basque ihes-abiadura
- ihes-abiaduraminimum velocity
Bulgarian втора́ косми́ческа ско́рост
- втора́ косми́ческа ско́рост (vtorá kosmíčeska skórost)minimum velocity
Catalan velocitat d'escapament
- velocitat d'escapamentminimum velocity
Chinese Cantonese 逃逸速度
- 逃逸速度 (tou⁴ jat⁶ cuk¹ dou⁶)minimum velocity
Chinese Mandarin 逃逸速度
- 逃逸速度 (táoyì sùdù)minimum velocity
Czech úniková rychlost
- úniková rychlostminimum velocity
Danish undvigelseshastighed
- undvigelseshastighedminimum velocity
Dutch ontsnappingssnelheid
- ontsnappingssnelheidminimum velocity
Esperanto eskapa rapido, fuĝa rapideco
- eskapa rapidominimum velocity
- fuĝa rapidecominimum velocity
- forir-rapidecominimum velocity
- liberiga rapidominimum velocity
Estonian paokiirus
- paokiirusminimum velocity
Finnish pakonopeus
- pakonopeusminimum velocity
French vitesse de libération
- vitesse de libérationminimum velocity
German Fluchtgeschwindigkeit
- Fluchtgeschwindigkeitminimum velocity
Greek ταχύτητα διαφυγής
- ταχύτητα διαφυγής (tachýtita diafygís)minimum velocity
Hebrew מהירות מילוט
- מהירות מילוטminimum velocity
Hindi पलायन वेग
- पलायन वेग (palāyan veg)minimum velocity
Hungarian szökési sebesség
- szökési sebességminimum velocity
Icelandic lausnarhraði
- lausnarhraðiminimum velocity
Indonesian kecepatan lepas
- kecepatan lepasminimum velocity
Irish treoluas éalaithe
- treoluas éalaitheminimum velocity
Italian velocità di fuga
- velocità di fugaminimum velocity
Japanese 宇宙速度, 脱出速度
- 宇宙速度 (uchū sokudo)minimum velocity
- 脱出速度 (dasshutsu sokudo)minimum velocity
Latvian kosmiskais ātrums
- kosmiskais ātrumsminimum velocity
Lithuanian pabėgimo greitis
- pabėgimo greitisminimum velocity
Norwegian Bokmål unnslipningshastighet, parabolsk hastighet
- unnslipningshastighetminimum velocity
- parabolsk hastighetminimum velocity
Persian سرعت گریز
- سرعت گریز (sor'at-e goriz)minimum velocity
Polish prędkość ucieczki
- prędkość ucieczkiminimum velocity
Portuguese velocidade de escape
- velocidade de escapeminimum velocity
Punjabi ਇਸਕੇਪ ਗਤੀ
- ਇਸਕੇਪ ਗਤੀ (isakep gatī)minimum velocity
Romanian viteză de eliberare
- viteză de eliberareminimum velocity
Russian втора́я косми́ческая ско́рость, ско́рость убега́ния
- втора́я косми́ческая ско́рость (vtorája kosmíčeskaja skórostʹ)minimum velocity
- ско́рость убега́ния (skórostʹ ubegánija)minimum velocity
Slovak úniková rýchlosť
- úniková rýchlosťminimum velocity
Spanish velocidad de escape
- velocidad de escapeminimum velocity
Swedish flykthastighet
- flykthastighetminimum velocity
Tamil விடுபடு திசைவேகம்
- விடுபடு திசைவேகம் (viṭupaṭu ticaivēkam)minimum velocity
Thai ความเร็วหลุดพ้น
- ความเร็วหลุดพ้น (kwaam-reo-lùt-pón)minimum velocity
Turkish kurtulma hızı
- kurtulma hızıminimum velocity
Ukrainian друга космічна швидкість
- друга космічна швидкість (druha kosmična švydkistʹ)minimum velocity
Urdu فراری سمتار, اسکیپ ولاسٹی
- فراری سمتارminimum velocity
- اسکیپ ولاسٹیminimum velocity
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APA
escape velocity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escape%20velocity
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“escape velocity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escape%20velocity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escape velocity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escape%20velocity.
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