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spede

spede is the obsolete spelling of speed.

Meaning of speed

Noun

speed (countable and uncountable, plural speeds)

  1. The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
    • How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?
  2. The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
    • Speed limits provide information to the drivers about the safe speed to travel in average conditions.
  3. The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
  4. The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).
  5. The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
  6. The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.

See all 29 meanings of speed

Questions about spede

What is spede the obsolete spelling of?
Spede is the obsolete spelling of speed.

Words near spede in the dictionary

  1. speculums
  2. specutively
  3. sped
  4. sped up
  5. speddest
  6. spede
  7. Spederline
  8. speds
  9. Speece
  10. Speeces
  11. speech

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spede (page history and authors); speed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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