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particle velocity

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particle velocity [′pärd·ə·kəl və‚läs·əd·ē]
(acoustics)
The instantaneous velocity of a given infinitesimal part of a medium, with reference to the medium as a whole, due to the passage of a sound wave.
(oceanography)
In ocean wave studies, the instantaneous velocity of a water particle undergoing orbital motion.


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A three-fold particle velocity increase, from 300 to 900 feet per second, increases the blast impact energy nine times.
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