speed
noun
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.
multispeed
-
a word derived from
speed.
Example Sentences
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Don’t underestimate the ability of simple paddle fans, box fans and rotating multispeed fans to do a fantastic job of keeping your home cool.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
And the second is a multispeed transmission with an electro-mechanical shifting experience that the automaker is calling “eRupt.”
From The Verge ● Aug. 18, 2022
“We really have a multispeed global economy today,” said Gregory Daco, chief economist at Ernst & Young.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022
She rode a multispeed bicycle, dark blue with hand-operated cable brakes, and was hit about halfway through the intersection.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2014
Critics’ Picks: Great Performances Without the Guilt Fuel economy is improving, but some of the standouts among new models also combine thrift with blistering performance, thanks to turbochargers, weight-reducing diets and multispeed transmissions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2012
