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

• 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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hastighet	hastighets
	definite	hastigheten	hastighetens
plural	indefinite	hastigheter	hastigheters
	definite	hastigheterna	hastigheternas

Derived terms

• vinkelhastighet
• hastighetskontroll
• hastighetsmätare

See also

• fart
• hasta, hast