velocity
rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed: a high wind velocity.
Mechanics. the time rate of change of position of a body in a specified direction.
the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction.
Origin of velocity
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How to use velocity in a sentence
I know that it’s something that’s helped with my command and also my velocity.
Cleveland’s League-Leading Rotation Relies On Homegrown Talent … From A Single Draft | Travis Sawchik | August 25, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightTheorists had shown decades ago that coronal waves’ velocities can be used to infer the strength of the magnetic field.
Check out the first-ever map of the solar corona’s magnetic field | Lisa Grossman | August 21, 2020 | Science NewsRunning a computer model with the stars’ masses, positions and velocities should better predict what’s in store, he says.
Milky Way’s tidal forces are shredding a nearby star cluster | Ken Croswell | August 18, 2020 | Science News For StudentsRHPs achieve more break on every key dimension, even after controlling for their higher velocity.
What Really Gives Left-Handed Pitchers Their Edge? | Guy Molyneux | August 17, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAmong pitchers to have thrown 10 innings this season, Luzardo ranks 11th overall, and first among left-handed pitchers, in fastball velocity.
The A’s Aren’t Just Scrappy. They’ve Got Stars. | Travis Sawchik | August 13, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Phone lines would catch fire from the velocity and ferocity of his words.
David Garth, the Consultant Who Talked Up to Voters | Jeff Greenfield | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou use fuel to give you the proper velocity and direction, and then you turn off your fuel tanks and coast there.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves | Marlow Stern | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt showcases two of his signature qualities as a writer: narrative velocity and an unerring ear for dialogue.
And nobody needs a 30-round clip of high-velocity, steel-jacketed, armor-piercing ordnance for target shooting.
In the first two hours after launching it, Bijani recouped his $2,000 investment into Three D velocity.
Such was its velocity that in some parts of the journey the speed was frequently 12 miles an hour.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe cock springs out of its seat when water gets into the cylinder, and prevents any mischief from the velocity of the fly-wheel.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe currents generally set to the north, and seldom run with any velocity either to the east or west.
A great mass of dirt and brush and rock was hurtling down upon them with sickening velocity.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeI had a plentiful supply of 130-grain Spitzer-point bullets, a high-velocity, long-range killer that I might get a chance to use.
Valley of the Croen | Lee Tarbell
British Dictionary definitions for velocity
/ (vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ) /
speed of motion, action, or operation; rapidity; swiftness
physics a measure of the rate of motion of a body expressed as the rate of change of its position in a particular direction with time. It is measured in metres per second, miles per hour, etc: Symbol: u, v, w
physics (not in technical usage) another word for speed (def. 3)
Origin of velocity
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Scientific definitions for velocity
[ və-lŏs′ĭ-tē ]
The speed and direction of motion of a moving body. Velocity is a vector quantity. Compare acceleration speed.
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Cultural definitions for velocity
The vector giving the speed and direction of motion of any object.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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