Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.

    A car racing in a circle may retain the same speed while continually changing its velocity.

    Geschwindigkeit

    ско́ростьskórostʹ

    швидкістьšvydkistʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)A rapidity of motion.

    The train was travelling at a slower velocity than usual.

    Geschwindigkeit

    ско́ростьskórostʹ, быстрота́bystrotá

  3. (countable, uncountable)The rate of occurrence.

    Frequenz, Häufigkeit

    ско́ростьskórostʹ, быстрота́bystrotá

  4. (countable, uncountable)The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.

    Umlaufgeschwindigkeit

    ско́ростьskórostʹ

    distance travelled per unit time

  5. (countable, uncountable)The value corresponding to how hard a key is struck on a MIDI controller or keyboard.

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Some radars calculate your average velocity.

  2. The average wind velocity is very low.

  3. The derivatives of space with respect to time are velocity, acceleration, and jerk.

  4. The derivatives of distance with respect to time are velocity, acceleration, and jerk.

  5. Momentum is defined to be the mass of an object multiplied by its velocity.

    ruИмпульсом называется произведение массы тела на его скорость. — Wezel

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
vector quantity:
Русский
By meaning 2
vector quantity:
rapidity of motion:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
vector quantity:
the rate of occurrence:
economics:

Origin

From Middle French vélocité, from Latin vēlōcitās (“speed”), from vēlōx (“fast”), thus a d

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

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