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equatorial velocity
subject			fact

equatorial velocity	has definition The velocity at the surface of a rotating body, on its equator
	is a kind of velocity
velocity	has base unit length per unit time
quantity	has unit
number	has value

Kinds of equatorial velocity :

• critical equatorial velocity (2 facts) - In rotating early-type stars, that velocity at which the ratio of centrifugal force to gravity at the equator is unity.