outsped

speed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speed]
- /spid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speed]
- /spid/

Definitions of outsped word

noun outsped rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. 1
noun outsped relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress: full speed ahead. 1
noun outsped full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion: The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. 1
noun outsped Automotive. a transmission gear ratio. 1
noun outsped Photography. Also called film speed. the sensitivity of a film or paper to light, measured by an ASA or DIN index, which assigns low numbers to slow film and higher numbers to faster film. Also called shutter speed. the length of time a shutter is opened to expose film. the largest opening at which a lens can be used. 1
noun outsped Slang. a stimulating drug, as caffeine, ephedrine, or especially methamphetamine or amphetamine. 1

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Origin of outsped

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; 1965-70 for def 6; (noun) Middle English spede good luck, prosperity, rapidity, Old English spēd; cognate with Dutch spoed, Old High German spōt; akin to Old English spōwan to prosper, succeed; (v.) Middle English speden to succeed, prosper, go with speed, Old English spēdan to succeed, prosper; cognate with Old Saxon spōdian, Old High German spuoten

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Parts of speech for Outsped

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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outsped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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