velocities
velocities is the plural of velocity.
Meaning of velocity
Noun
velocity (countable and uncountable, plural velocities)
- 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.
- A rapidity of motion.
- The train was travelling at a slower velocity than usual.
- Synonyms:
- speed
- The rate of occurrence.
- The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
- The value corresponding to how hard a key is struck on a MIDI controller or keyboard.
Phrases with velocities
- exit velocities
- group velocities
- space velocities
- escape velocities
- muzzle velocities
- Planck velocities
- radial velocities
- angular velocities
- peculiar velocities
- terminal velocities
- tangential velocities
- information velocities
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Questions about velocities
- What is velocities the plural of?
- Velocities is the plural of velocity.
Words near velocities in the dictionary
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