Question

What is linear speed called when something moves in a circle

Answer 1

Answer: Tangential Velocity

The tangential velocity
`V` is defined as the angular velocity
`\omega` by the radius
`r` of circular motion. As shown below:

`V=\omega. r`

Its name is due to the fact that this linear velocity vector is always tangent to the trajectory and is the distance traveled by a body or object in a circular movement in a period of time.