Synonyms for velocity
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
Related words
- Word family
- velocimeter
- Phrases
- velocity curve peculiar velocity
Forms
- Plural
- velocities → speeds, rapidities, quicknesses, momentums…
Example sentences
- speed Let's see if we can speed up the process a little.
- momentum As the days passed, our campaign grew in momentum.
- rapidity He astonished us by the rapidity of his movements.
By length
- 5 letters
- speed1
- 6 letters
- random2
- 7 letters
- impetus3
- 8 letters
- momentum3, rapidity4, celerity4
- 9 letters
- quickness2, swiftness2, fleetness
- 13 letters
- velociousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (random2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- vélocité
- Deutsch
- Schnelligkeit