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velocity

[ vuh-los-i-tee ]

noun

, plural ve·loc·i·ties.
  1. rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed:

    a high wind velocity.

  2. Mechanics. the time rate of change of position of a body in a specified direction.
  3. the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction.


velocity

/ vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. speed of motion, action, or operation; rapidity; swiftness
  2. physics a measure of the rate of motion of a body expressed as the rate of change of its position in a particular direction with time. It is measured in metres per second, miles per hour, etc uvw
  3. See speed
    physics (not in technical usage) another word for speed


velocity

/ və-lŏsĭ-tē /

  1. The speed and direction of motion of a moving body. Velocity is a vector quantity.
  2. Compare acceleration


velocity

  1. The vector giving the speed and direction of motion of any object.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of velocity1

First recorded in 1540–50, velocity is from the Latin word vēlōcitās speed. See velocipede, -ty 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of velocity1

C16: from Latin vēlōcitās, from vēlōx swift; related to volāre to fly

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Synonym Study

See speed.

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Example Sentences

I know that it’s something that’s helped with my command and also my velocity.

Theorists had shown decades ago that coronal waves’ velocities can be used to infer the strength of the magnetic field.

Running a computer model with the stars’ masses, positions and velocities should better predict what’s in store, he says.

RHPs achieve more break on every key dimension, even after controlling for their higher velocity.

Among pitchers to have thrown 10 innings this season, Luzardo ranks 11th overall, and first among left-handed pitchers, in fastball velocity.

Phone lines would catch fire from the velocity and ferocity of his words.

You use fuel to give you the proper velocity and direction, and then you turn off your fuel tanks and coast there.

It showcases two of his signature qualities as a writer: narrative velocity and an unerring ear for dialogue.

And nobody needs a 30-round clip of high-velocity, steel-jacketed, armor-piercing ordnance for target shooting.

In the first two hours after launching it, Bijani recouped his $2,000 investment into Three D Velocity.

Such was its velocity that in some parts of the journey the speed was frequently 12 miles an hour.

The cock springs out of its seat when water gets into the cylinder, and prevents any mischief from the velocity of the fly-wheel.

The currents generally set to the north, and seldom run with any velocity either to the east or west.

A great mass of dirt and brush and rock was hurtling down upon them with sickening velocity.

I had a plentiful supply of 130-grain Spitzer-point bullets, a high-velocity, long-range killer that I might get a chance to use.

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