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Noun Concept

Categories: Physical quantities, Classical mechanics, Velocity, Special relativity

relative velocity relative speed relative motion

The vector difference between the velocities of two bodies : the velocity of a body with respect to another regarded as being at rest. Open English WordNet

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The vector difference between the velocities of two bodies : the velocity of a body with respect to another regarded as being at rest. Open English WordNet

The relative velocity v → B ∣ A {\displaystyle {\vec {v}}_{B\mid A}} is the velocity of an object or observer B in the rest frame of another object or observer A. Wikipedia

Velocity of an object or observer B in the rest frame of another object or observer A Wikidata

The motion may have a different appearance as viewed from a different reference frame, but this can be explained by including the relative velocity of the reference frame in the description of the motion. Open English WordNet

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speed

movement

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relative motion

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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

Open English WordNet

relative velocity, relative speed

Wikipedia

relative velocity

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relative velocity

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relative motion, relative speed

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relative speed