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May 26, 2012
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cir'cular veloc'ity




the velocity at which a body must move in order to maintain an orbit at the outer edge of the earth's atmosphere. Cf. orbital velocity.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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