Meanings
nounexhaust velocity (plural exhaust velocities)
plural exhaust velocities
- aeronauticsThe speed with which the exhaust gases leave the rocket engine.
The lighter the molecules, the higher will be the exhaust velocity; and we already know from the rocket equation that the exhaust velocity is the most important measure of an engine's performance.
2004, Martin J. L. Turner, Expedition Mars, Springer Science & Business, →ISBN, page 134
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