rotation curve
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Rotation_curve_of_spiral_galaxy_Messier_33_(Triangulum).png.webp)
Rotation curve for Messier 33.
Noun
rotation curve (plural rotation curves)
- (astrophysics) for a galaxy, a plot of the orbital velocity of objects with respect to the center of the galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two
Translations
a plot of the orbital velocity of solar systems with respect to the center of its galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two
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