velocity
English
/vəˈlɒsəti/, /vəˈlɑsəti/
noun
Definitions
- (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.
- Rapidity of motion.
- The rate of occurrence.
- (economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
Etymology
Suffix from English veloce derived from Middle French vélocité derived from Latin vēlōcitās (speed).
Origin
Latin
vēlōcitās
Gloss
speed
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cosmic English
- equivelocity English
- first English
- first cosmic velocity English
- hypervelocity English
- isovelocity English
- quadrivelocity English
- second English
- second cosmic velocity English
- subvelocity English
- third English
- third cosmic velocity English
- veloce English
- velocitization English
- velocitize English
- vēlōcitās Latin
- veloce Italian
- velocidad Spanish, Castilian
- velocitat Catalan, Valencian
- velocidade Galician
- velocitate Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vélocité Middle French