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escape (s) (noun), escapes (pl)
Etymology: from the prefix ex-, "out of" and cappa, "cape".

The cape was an ordinary article of clothing. When a person was attacked and the cape grasped, he would squirm out of it, leaving the attacker holding the cape. Breaking loose and fleeing was an "escape"; and so leaving "out of the cape" or an ex cappa.

This entry is located in the following unit: capit-, capt-, cap-, cep-, ceps-, chapt-, chef, cip- (page 3)
escape (verb), escapes; escaped; escaping
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escape velocity (s) (noun), escape velocities (pl)
The minimum speed with which an object must be projected for it to break free from the gravitational pull of a planetary body: The escape velocity describes the effective separation from the gravitational field of a star, planet, or other celestial body.

A projectile must have a minimal velocity which has been worked out in a special formula.

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