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- [vuh-los-i-tee]
- /vəˈlɒs ɪ ti/
- /vəˈlɒs.ɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vuh-los-i-tee]
- /vəˈlɒs ɪ ti/
Definitions of velocity word
- noun plural velocity rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed: a high wind velocity. 1
- noun plural velocity Mechanics. the time rate of change of position of a body in a specified direction. 1
- noun plural velocity the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction. 1
- noun velocity directional speed 1
- noun velocity speed, rapidity 1
- variable noun velocity Velocity is the speed at which something moves in a particular direction. 0
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Origin of velocity
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, velocity is from the Latin word vēlōcitās speed. See velocipede, -ty2
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Parts of speech for Velocity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
velocity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".
velocity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for velocity
noun velocity
- briskness — quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.
- celerity — rapidity; swiftness; speed
- haste — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- horsepower — a foot-pound-second unit of power, equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per second, or 745.7 watts.
- impetuosity — the quality or condition of being impetuous.
Top questions with velocity
- what is velocity?
- how to find velocity?
- what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
- what is the difference between speed and velocity?
- what is terminal velocity?
- how to calculate velocity?
- how to find average velocity?
- what does velocity mean?
- how to find instantaneous velocity?
- how fast is terminal velocity?
- what is the formula for velocity?
- how to find initial velocity?
- how to calculate average velocity?
- how do you find velocity?
- the rate at which velocity changes is called?
See also
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