WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cir′cular veloc′ity, 
  1. the velocity at which a body must move in order to maintain an orbit at the outer edge of the earth's atmosphere. Cf. orbital velocity.

'circular velocity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
orbital velocity - speed

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