high-speed
Americanadjective
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designed to operate or operating at a high speed.
a high-speed drill.
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Photography. suitable for minimum light exposure.
high-speed film; a high-speed lens.
adjective
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employing or requiring a very short exposure time
high-speed film
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recording or making exposures at a rate usually exceeding 50 and up to several million frames per second
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working, moving, or operating at a high speed
Etymology
Origin of high-speed
First recorded in 1870–75
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At a nearby beach resort, a high-speed Coast Guard vessel plied the waters for two people still missing after swimming in waters that churned violently as the quake struck.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
They make high-speed optical modules that convert electrical signals into light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
That’s a proliferated low-Earth-orbit constellation made up of likely hundreds, or even thousands, of satellites designed to provide high-speed communications for the Pentagon.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
The chip also incorporates high-speed sensors capable of measuring photon lifetime with extremely high temporal precision.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
The ship’s deck was tilted toward them, showing a Buckell cannon and the high-speed reels for the parasails.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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