| Main Entry: |
speed |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
rate of motion, often a high rate |
Synonyms: |
acceleration,
activity,
agility, alacrity,
breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch,
eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity,
lick,
liveliness,
momentum,
pace, precipitancy, precipitation, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness,
readiness,
rush, rustle,
snap, steam, swiftness,
urgency, velocity
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| Notes: |
speed is the distance an object travels during a unit of time; velocity is the distance an object travels in a specified direction during a unit of time |
