ALL meanings of speed
speed
S s - noun Technical meaning of speed Early system on LGP-30. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959). 1
- noun speed velocity 1
- noun speed measurement 1
- intransitive verb speed go fast 1
- intransitive verb speed exceed speed limit 1
- noun speed gear 1
- noun speed drug 1
- intransitive verb speed drive rapidly 1
- intransitive verb speed hurry 1
- noun speed rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. 1
- noun speed relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress: full speed ahead. 1
- noun speed full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion: The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. 1
- noun speed Automotive. a transmission gear ratio. 1
- noun speed 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 speed Slang. a stimulating drug, as caffeine, ephedrine, or especially methamphetamine or amphetamine. 1
- noun speed Informal. a person or thing that is compatible with or typical of one's ability, personality, desires, etc.: My speed is writing postcards on the porch while everyone else is tearing around the tennis court. 1
- noun speed Archaic. success or prosperity. 1
- verb with object speed to promote the success of (an affair, undertaking, etc.); further, forward, or expedite. 1
- verb with object speed to direct (the steps, course, way, etc.) with speed. 1
- verb with object speed to increase the rate of speed of (usually followed by up): to speed up industrial production. 1
- verb with object speed to bring to a particular speed, as a machine. 1
- verb with object speed to cause to move, go, or proceed with speed. 1
- verb with object speed to expedite the going of: to speed the parting guest. 1
- verb with object speed Archaic. to cause to succeed or prosper. 1
- verb without object speed to move, go, pass, or proceed with speed or rapidity. 1
- verb without object speed to drive a vehicle at a rate that exceeds the legally established maximum: He was arrested for speeding. 1
- verb without object speed to increase the rate of speed or progress (usually followed by up). 1
- verb without object speed to get on or fare in a specified or particular manner. 1
- verb without object speed Archaic. to succeed or prosper. 1
- idioms speed at full / top speed, at the greatest speed possible: We drove down the highway at full speed. to the maximum of one's capabilities; with great rapidity: He worked at full speed. 1
- idioms speed up to speed, operating at full or optimum speed. functioning or producing at an expected, acceptable, or competitive level; up to par: a new firm not yet up to speed. 1
- variable noun speed The speed of something is the rate at which it moves or travels. 0
- countable noun speed The speed of something is the rate at which it happens or is done. 0
- uncountable noun speed Speed is very fast movement or travel. 0
- uncountable noun speed Speed is a very fast rate at which something happens or is done. 0
- verb speed If you speed somewhere, you move or travel there quickly, usually in a vehicle. 0
- verb speed Someone who is speeding is driving a vehicle faster than the legal speed limit. 0
- uncountable noun speed Speed is an illegal drug such as amphetamine which some people take to increase their energy and excitement. 0
- noun speed the act or quality of acting or moving fast; rapidity 0
- noun speed the rate at which something moves, is done, or acts 0
- noun speed a scalar measure of the rate of movement of a body expressed either as the distance travelled divided by the time taken (average speed) or the rate of change of position with respect to time at a particular point (instantaneous speed). It is measured in metres per second, miles per hour, etc 0
- noun speed a rate of rotation, usually expressed in revolutions per unit time 0
- noun speed a gear ratio in a motor vehicle, bicycle, etc 0
- noun speed (in combination) 0
- noun speed a numerical expression of the sensitivity to light of a particular type of film, paper, or plate 0
- noun speed a measure of the ability of a lens to pass light from an object to the image position, determined by the aperture and also the transmitting power of the lens. It increases as the f-number is decreased and vice versa 0
- noun speed prosperity or success 0
- verb speed to move or go or cause to move or go quickly 0
- verb speed to drive (a motor vehicle) at a high speed, esp above legal limits 0
- verb speed to help further the success or completion of 0