velocity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
A rapidity of motion.
The rate of occurrence.
The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
The value corresponding to how hard a key is struck on a MIDI controller or keyboard.

/vəˈlɒsəti/ /vəˈlɑsəti/ en-us-velocity.ogg

velocity velocities

From Middle French vélocité, from Latin vēlōcitās (“speed”), from vēlōx (“fast”), thus a doublet of veloce.

speed velocity

constant velocity four-velocity root mean square velocity velocimeter velocity curve velocity dispersion velocity potential

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