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Definition of velocity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

velocity

noun
 
/vəˈlɒsəti/
 
/vəˈlɑːsəti/
 [uncountable, countable]
(plural velocities)
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  1. (specialist) the speed of something in a particular direction
    • the velocity of light
    • to gain/lose velocity
    • a high-velocity rifle
    Extra Examples
    • Light travels at a constant velocity.
    • to move with a uniform velocity
    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • low
    • constant
    • …
    verb + velocity
    • achieve
    • attain
    • reach
    • …
    velocity + verb
    • decrease
    • increase
    preposition
    • at a/​the velocity
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  2. (formal) high speed
    • Jaguars can move with an astonishing velocity.
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from French vélocité or Latin velocitas, from velox, veloc- ‘swift’.
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