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ve|loc|i|ty «vuh LOS uh tee», noun, plural -ties, adjective.
–n.
1. quickness of motion; speed; swiftness; rapidity: »

to fly with the velocity of a bird. [The flood] burst on them…whirling great trees and fragments of houses past with incredible velocity (Charles Reade).

 SYNONYM(S): celerity.
2. rate of motion in a particular direction: »

The velocity of light is about 186,282 miles per second.

SYNONYM(S): pace.
3. the absolute or relative rate of operation or action: »

The rate at which boiled water loses temperature is the velocity of cooling.

–adj.
of or having to do with the rapidity or rate of motion or action: »

velocity ratio.

╂[< Latin vēlōcitās < vēlōx, -ōcis swift]

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