critical equatorial velocity
critical equatorial velocity
[′krid·ə·kəl ‚ek·wə′tōr·ē·əl və′läs·əd·ē] (astronomy)
In rotating early-type stars, the velocity at which the centrifugal force at the equator equals the force of gravity there.
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