Velocity: meaning, definitions and examples
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velocity
[ vษหlษsษชti ]
physics
The speed of something in a given direction.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The car was traveling at a velocity of 60 miles per hour.
- The velocity of the rocket was increasing as it accelerated into space.
Translations
Translations of the word "velocity" in other languages:
๐ต๐น velocidade
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช Geschwindigkeit
๐ฎ๐ฉ kecepatan
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฒะธะดะบัััั
๐ต๐ฑ prฤdkoลฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ้ๅบฆ (ใใใฉ)
๐ซ๐ท vitesse
๐ช๐ธ velocidad
๐น๐ท hฤฑz
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋ (sokdo)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุณุฑุนุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ rychlost
๐ธ๐ฐ rรฝchlosลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ้ๅบฆ (sรนdรน)
๐ธ๐ฎ hitrost
๐ฎ๐ธ hraรฐi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถัะปะดะฐะผะดัา
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแฉแฅแแ แ (sichqare)
๐ฆ๐ฟ sรผrษt
๐ฒ๐ฝ velocidad
Etymology
The word 'velocity' originated from Latin 'velocitas', derived from the word 'velox' meaning swift or rapid. The concept of velocity has been crucial in the field of physics, describing the rate of change of position of an object with respect to time and direction.