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Velocity
see synonyms of velocityNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Velocity
see synonyms of velocitynoun plural -ties
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
. Symbol: u, v, w3. physics (not in technical usage) another word for speed (sense 3)
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Velocity
see synonyms of velocity nounWord forms: plural veˈlocities
1.
quickness or rapidity of motion or action; swiftness; speed
2.
a.
rate of change of position, in relation to time; speed (sense 2) speed (sense 2a)
b.
a vector quantity that specifies both the speed of a body and its direction of motion
abbrev. vWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Velocity
see synonyms of velocityn. pl. ve·loc·i·ties
1. Rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness.
2. Physics A vector quantity whose magnitude is a body's speed and whose direction is the body's direction of motion.
3.
a. The rate at which something acts or occurs: the velocity of metabolism of glucose in muscle cells.
b. The rate at which money changes hands in an economy.
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