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high-speed

[hahy-speed]
–adjective
1. designed to operate or operating at a high speed: a high-speed drill.
2. Photography. suitable for minimum light exposure: high-speed film; a high-speed lens.

Origin:
1870–75
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high-speed   (hī'spēd')
adj.  
  1. Operated or designed for operation at high speed: a high-speed food processor.

  2. Taking place at high speed: a high-speed chase.

  3. Having a speed of 50-500 frames per second, as movie film, to record events that occur too rapidly for usual photography.

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