velocity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
veloce + -ity, from Middle French vélocité, from Latin vēlōcitās (“speed”), from vēlōx (“fast”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəˈlɒsəti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /vəˈlɑsəti/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
velocity (countable and uncountable, plural velocities)
- (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
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- Rapidity of motion.
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- The rate of occurrence.
- (economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
Synonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
- angular velocity
- escape velocity
- first cosmic velocity
- hypervelocity
- information velocity
- instantaneous velocity
- muzzle velocity
- peculiar velocity
- phase velocity
- radial velocity
- second cosmic velocity
- space velocity
- supervelocity
- tangential velocity
- terminal velocity
- third cosmic velocity
- ultravelocity
Derived terms[edit]
- constant-velocity
- four-velocity
- root mean square velocity
- velocimeter
- velocity curve
- velocity dispersion
- velocity potential
Translations[edit]
vector quantity
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rapidity of motion
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the rate of occurrence
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