velocity
noun /vəˈlɒsəti/
/vəˈlɑːsəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural velocities)
- (specialist) the speed of something in a particular direction
- the velocity of light
- to gain/lose velocity
- a high-velocity rifle
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistryc2- Light travels at a constant velocity.
- to move with a uniform velocity
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- constant
- …
- achieve
- attain
- reach
- …
- decrease
- increase
- at a/the velocity
- (formal) high speed
- Jaguars can move with an astonishing velocity.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French vélocité or Latin velocitas, from velox, veloc- ‘swift’.