Of things: Swiftness, rapidity, velocity, of direct or circular movement; rate of motion or revolution.
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| 释义 | the world > movement > rate of motion > [noun] (92) speedc1175 Of things: Swiftness, rapidity, velocity, of direct or circular movement; rate of motion or revolution. passa1393 The rate at which a person or animal takes steps, or moves by stepping. Cf. pace, n.1 4b. Obsolete. pace?a1439 Rate of movement in general, or of action represented as movement; the speed at which something happens, changes, or develops. Cf. apace, adv. strake1558 A stretch of ground travelled over. Also, length of stride; speed in travelling, pace. rate1652 Speed of movement; the pace at which distance is covered; the speed of (a mode of) travel. Chiefly with modifying adjective indicating the degree… velocity1656 spec. Relative rapidity; rate of motion. rapidity1701 As a count noun: a rate, a speed. Now rare. rake1768 Scottish. Rate of speed; pace. bat1824 dialect and slang. Beat, rate of stroke or speed, pace; in Scottish dialect rate, manner, style. clip1868 A (specified) rate of speed; a rapid pace or motion. colloquial. tempo1898 transferred and figurative. The rate of motion or activity (of someone or something). work rate1906 (a) the rate at which work is done, the amount of work done in a period of time; (b) the amount of effort expended by a person in a sport or game… pacing1958 Regulation of the speed at which something occurs or develops; the speed itself, or any variation within it; pace, tempo. Cf. pace, v. 5b. Subcategories:— rate of movement (4) — kilometres per hour (1) — in the physical sciences (16) — on foot (21) — one who sets pace of movement or progress (1) — increasing rate of movement or progress (14) — catching up or overtaking (2) — decreasing rate of movement or progress (16) — lagging or falling behind (4) |
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