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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
rap·id 
[rap-id] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun
[rap-id] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun –adjective
–noun
| 1. | occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth. |
| 2. | moving or acting with great speed; swift: a rapid worker. |
| 3. | characterized by speed: rapid motion. |
| 4. | Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly. |
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| rap·id
(rāp'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj. rap·id·er, rap·id·est Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed. See Synonyms at fast1. n. An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed. Often used in the plural. [Latin rapidus, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.] ra·pid'i·ty (rə-pĭd'ĭ-tē), rap'id·ness (rāp'ĭd-něs) n., rap'id·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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rapid
1634, from L. rapidus "hasty, snatching," from rapere "hurry away, carry off, seize, plunder," from PIE base *rep- "to snatch" (cf. Gk. ereptomai "devour," harpazein "snatch away"). Rapids is 1765, from Fr. rapides, applied by Fr. voyagers to North American rivers. Rapid-transit first attested 1873; rapid eye movement is from 1916.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| rapid | |
adjective | |
| 1. | done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks" |
| 2. | characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" |
noun | |
| 1. | a part of a river where the current is very fast |
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Rapid City, MI Zip code(s): 49676
Rapid River, MI Zip code(s): 49878
Rapid City, SD (city, FIPS 52980) Location: 44.07520 N, 103.23280 W
Population (1990): 54523 (22530 housing units)
Area: 91.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Rapid Valley, SD (CDP, FIPS 53007) Location: 44.07255 N, 103.12961 W
Population (1990): 5968 (2094 housing units)
Area: 27.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rapid
Rap"id\, a. [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. ?; cf. F. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.]1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. --Milton. 2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession. 3. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Rapid
Rap"id\, n. [Cf. F. rapide. See Rapid, a.] The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. Row, brothers, row the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past. --Moore.
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