velocity

[vuh-los-i-tee] /vəˈlɒs ɪ ti/
noun, plural velocities.
1.
rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed:
a high wind velocity.
2.
Mechanics. the time rate of change of position of a body in a specified direction.
3.
the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction.
Origin
1540-50; < Latin vēlōcitās speed. See velocipede, -ty2
Synonyms
1. See speed.
Examples from the web for velocity
  • Wheel-speed sensors and an accelerometer measure its velocity and a gyroscope controls equilibrium and direction.
  • The result is a riveting sensation of narrative velocity.
  • They do not suggest the narrative velocity and emotional and moral richness of what comes after that.
  • The velocity of the debate sped up during the last two years.
  • Gesell argued that a higher velocity of money helps combat deflation.
  • His admission of ignorance reflects genuine puzzlement with the economy's failure to reach what he likes to call escape velocity.
  • Government spending also prevents deflation by stemming the downward spiral in the velocity of money.
  • While the drop in velocity was due to early-season injuries, his struggles with command have now raised some cause for concern.
  • It isn't the terminal velocity that's so impressive, it's how quickly and effortlessly you get there.
  • Worker mobility gives the tech industry fluidity, velocity, and energy.
British Dictionary definitions for velocity

velocity

/vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
speed of motion, action, or operation; rapidity; swiftness
2.
(physics) a measure of the rate of motion of a body expressed as the rate of change of its position in a particular direction with time. It is measured in metres per second, miles per hour, etc u, v, w
3.
(physics) (not in technical usage) another word for speed (sense 3)
Word Origin
C16: from Latin vēlōcitās, from vēlōx swift; related to volāre to fly
Word Origin and History for velocity
n.

1550a, from Latin velocitatem (nominative velocitas) "swiftness, speed," from velox (genitive velocis) "swift," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to vehere "carry" (see vehicle), or from the same root as vegetable (see vigil).

velocity in Medicine

velocity ve·loc·i·ty (və-lŏs'ĭ-tē)
n.
Rapidity or speed of motion; specifically, the distance traveled per unit time.

velocity in Science
velocity
(və-lŏs'ĭ-tē)
The speed and direction of motion of a moving body. Velocity is a vector quantity. Compare acceleration, speed.

velocity in Culture

velocity definition


The vector giving the speed and direction of motion of any object.