rotation curve

English

Rotation curve for Messier 33.

Noun

rotation curve (plural rotation curves)

1. (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

• Danish: rotationskurve c
• German: Rotationskurve f