velocity

və-ˈlä-sə-tē 4 syllables uncommon

  1. noun.quickness of motion: speed

    • the velocity of sound
    • [my horse's] strong suit is grace & personal comeliness, rather than velocity

  2. noun.rapidity of movement

    • The power pitcher relies on velocity …
    • … the velocity of historical change …

  3. noun.speed imparted to something

    • the velocity of money
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Origin

Middle English velocite, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French veloceté, borrowed from Latin vēlōcitāt-, vēlōcitās, from vēlōc-, vēlōx "swift, rapid" (of uncertain origin) + -itāt-, -itās.

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