hastighet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hastig +‎ -het.

Noun

hastighet f or m (definite singular hastigheta or hastigheten, indefinite plural hastigheter, definite plural hastighetene)

1. speed, velocity

Derived terms

Terms derived from hastighet

• filmhastighet
• hastighetsrekord
• høyhastighetsbane
• høyhastighetstog
• lyshastighet
• vindhastighet

References

• “hastighet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Noun

hastighet c

1. velocity

Usage notes

In mathematics and physics, hastighet (velocity) is a vector quantity, while fart (speed) is a scalar, namely the size of the velocity vector. In colloquial speech, both terms can be used interchangeably.

Declension

Declension of hastighet
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hastighet	hastigheten	hastigheter	hastigheterna
Genitive	hastighets	hastighetens	hastigheters	hastigheternas

Derived terms

• vinkelhastighet
• hastighetskontroll
• hastighetsmätare

See also

• fart
• hasta, hast