An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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The → angular velocity of a star deduced from the → rotational broadening of its → spectral lines. It is expressed as v sini, where i is the → inclination of the rotational axis with respect to the normal to the → plane of the sky. The real equatorial rotational velocity can be determined only if the inclination of the rotational axis is known.

Projected, p.p. of → project; → rotational; → velocity.

The velocity of a → rotational motion; same as → angular velocity.

→ rotational; → velocity.