velocity

/vəˈlɒsɪti/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. velocidad

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

speed

speed is the general, everyday word for how fast something moves; velocity is a technical physics term, speed with a direction.

Similar in other languages

German

Geschwindigkeit

Geschwindigkeit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "speed, velocity."

German

Tempo

Close — speed/pace relates to velocity.

French

débit

Close, figuratively — velocity relates to (data) speed, bandwidth.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa velocity?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The rocket reached a high ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a velocity?

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