rapidity

English

Noun

Wikipedia rapidity (plural rapidities)

1. speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
2. (physics) A measure of velocity relative to the speed of light
3. (physics) A measure of the velocity of a particle in a beam relative to the beam#s axis

Derived terms

• midrapidity
• pseudorapidity

Translations

speed, swiftness

• French: rapidité (fr) f
• Greek: ταχύτητα (el) (tachýtita) f
• Italian: rapidità (it) f

• Polish: szybkość (pl) f
• Spanish: rapidez (es) f
• Volapük: vif (vo)