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velocity
[ vuh-los-i-tee ]
noun
- rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed:
a high wind velocity.
- Mechanics. the time rate of change of position of a body in a specified direction.
- the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction.
velocity
/ ɪˈɒɪɪ /
noun
- speed of motion, action, or operation; rapidity; swiftness
- 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 uvw
- physics (not in technical usage) another word for speed
velocity
/ ə-ŏ′ĭ-ŧ /
- The speed and direction of motion of a moving body. Velocity is a vector quantity.
- Compare acceleration
velocity
- The vector giving the speed and direction of motion of any object.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of velocity1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of velocity1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I used to just throw a bunch of weighted balls,” Glasnow said Monday, something he believes helped increase his pitching velocities but also coincided with when his elbow started “not feeling great.”
He opened this year throwing harder than he did in 2024, his average fastball velocity nearly 97 mph.
The title, pulled from the pastime’s rich glossary, refers to an arced throw of such deliberately underwhelming velocity that it confounds the batter.
It shows the direction of the earthy movement — west, toward the coast — as well as the velocity, as much as 4 inches per week.
“I’m happy with that,” he said of the velocity.
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