Characteristic-velocity


a measure of the effectiveness with which the combustion in a rocket engine produces high temperature and pressure, equal to the exhaust velocity divided by the thrust coefficient.
the total of all velocities a space vehicle must develop to complete a given mission.
an expression of the performance of a propellant or a propulsion system under given operating pressures.

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  • Characteristics

    Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn. a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic. Mathematics. the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare mantissa. the exponent of 10 in a number […]

  • Characteristical

    Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn. a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic. Mathematics. the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare mantissa. the exponent of 10 in a number […]

  • Characteristically

    Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn. a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic. Mathematics. the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare mantissa. the exponent of 10 in a number […]

  • Characterization

    portrayal; description: the actor’s characterization of a politician. the act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing. the creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters, as in a literary work. noun description of character, traits, etc the act of characterizing n. 1560s, “marking out of a precise form;” see characterize […]


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