English Explanatory Dictionary

celerity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Speed, swiftness.
  2. The speed of an individual wave (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves); often denoted c.
  3. The speed with which a perturbation to the flow propagates through the flow domain.
  4. The speed of symbol transmission, now called baud rate.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈlɛɹɪti/ /səˈlɛr.ɪ.ti/ en-us-celerity.ogg

Word forms

celerity celerities

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin celeritāsder. Old French celeriteeder. English celerity From Old French celeritee (compare French célérité), from Latin celeritas, from celer (“fast, swift”).

Synonyms

rapidity alacrity dispatch

Antonyms

slowness lethargy

Related words

accelerate celeripede decelerate

Translations

French: célérité Malay: laju rambat Portuguese: celeridade
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