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
Synonyms for velocity
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acceleration, quickness, tempo, momentum, pace, impetus, celerity, expedition, fleetness, dispatch, gait, rate, haste, headway, hurry, swiftness, rapidityExamples from the Web for velocity
Contemporary Examples of velocity
Phone lines would catch fire from the velocity and ferocity of his words.
Increase and diversify the velocity of your messages to a maddening pace.
But Galston says what made the difference for Reagan was also the velocity of the change.
The velocity and density of everything just boggles my mind.
When a story achieves that kind of velocity, everyone wants to jump in.
Historical Examples of velocity
In other words the pressure of the wind increases with the square of the velocity.
Flying MachinesW.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
Pressure of wind increases in proportion to the square of the velocity.
Flying MachinesW.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
Still, still the hunter pursued; he suspended not the velocity of his course.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
With the growth had come an immense augmentation of velocity.
The World BeyondRaymond King Cummings
Thus the elasticity of the air determines the velocity of sound in it.
The Machinery of the UniverseAmos Emerson Dolbear
velocity
- 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, etcSymbol: u, v, w
- physics (not in technical usage) another word for speed (def. 3)
Word Origin for velocity
Word Origin and History for velocity
velocity
(və-lŏs′ĭ-tē)- Rapidity or speed of motion; specifically, the distance traveled per unit time.
velocity
- The speed and direction of motion of a moving body. Velocity is a vector quantity. Compare acceleration speed.
velocity
The vector giving the speed and direction of motion of any object.