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velocity
:
NOUN
time
velocity
,
speed
distance
travelled per unit time
velocity > pronunciation
Sounds
vahlaa'sahtiy
Rhymes
ability
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English
>
velocity
: 1 sense
> noun 1, time
Meaning
distance
travelled per unit time.
Synonym
speed
Narrower
airspeed
The speed of an
aircraft
relative
to the air in which it is
flying
angular velocity
(physics) the rate of change of the
angular position
of a rotating body
escape velocity
The
minimum
velocity
needed
to
escape
a
gravitational field
groundspeed
The speed of an
aircraft
relative
to the
ground
hypervelocity
excessive
velocity
muzzle velocity
The
velocity
of a projectile as it leaves the
muzzle
of a
gun
/
gun
peculiar velocity
velocity
with respect to the local
standard
of rest
radial velocity
velocity
along the
line of sight
toward or away from the
observer
speed of light
,
light speed
,
c
The
speed
at which
light
travels in a
vacuum
steerageway
(nautical) the
minimum
rate of
motion
needed
for a
vessel
to be
maneuvered
terminal velocity
The constant
maximum
velocity
reached
by a
body
falling
through the
atmosphere
under the
attraction
of
gravity
Broader
rate
A
magnitude
or
frequency
relative
to a
time unit
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