velocity
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velocity
- /vəˈlɒsəti/ UK
- /vəˈlɑsəti/ US
Rhymes with -ɒsɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle French vélocité, from Latin vēlōcitās (“speed”), from vēlōx (“fast”), thus a doublet of veloce.
noun 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.
- 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.
Similar: speed
