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“escape”
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.
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capit-, capt-, cap-, cep-, ceps-, chapt-, chef, cip-
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escape (verb), escapes; escaped; escaping
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escape velocity
The minimum velocity with which an object must be projected for it to escape from the gravitational pull of a planetary body.
To effectively escape 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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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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