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

Declension

Declension of hastighet

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

Compounds

• vinkelhastighet
• hastighetskontroll
• hastighetsmätare

See also

• fart
• hasta, hast

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.