velocity
Pronunciation: /vəˈlɒsəti/
The English word “velocity” has 5 meanings listed here.
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.
Etymology
From Middle French vélocité, from Latin vēlōcitās (“speed”), from vēlōx (“fast”), thus a doublet of veloce.
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More English words
- velocitize
- velocitized
- velocitometry
- velocitous
- velocity curve
- velocity dispersion
- velocity potential
- velodorsal
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