velocity
noun /vəˈlɒsəti/
/vəˈlɑːsəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural velocities)
- (specialist) the speed of something in a particular direction
(沿某一方向的)速度 - the velocity of light
光速 - to gain/lose velocity
加速;减速 - a high-velocity rifle
高速步枪
Topics Physics and chemistryc2- Light travels at a constant velocity.
光以恒定速度传播。 - to move with a uniform velocity
匀速地运动
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- constant
- …
- achieve
- attain
- reach
- …
- decrease
- increase
- at a/the velocity
- the velocity of light
- (formal) high speed
高速;快速 - Jaguars can move with an astonishing velocity.
美洲豹跑起来速度惊人。
- Jaguars can move with an astonishing velocity.
词源late Middle English: from French vélocité or Latin velocitas, from velox, veloc- ‘swift’.