Intermediate-velocity

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Usually of an interstellar cloud, of a mid-range of velocity relevant to a particular physical context. not-comparable

    "In the northern hemisphere, the distribution of intermediate-velocity clouds is dominated by several large complexes, and two weaker complexes have been identified recently in the southern hemisphere."

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"In the northern hemisphere, the distribution of intermediate-velocity clouds is dominated by several large complexes, and two weaker complexes have been identified recently in the southern hemisphere."

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