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velocity
[ vuh-los-i-tee ]
noun
- rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed:
a high wind velocity.
- Mechanics. the time rate of change of position of a body in a specified direction.
- the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction.
velocity
/ ɪˈɒɪɪ /
noun
- speed of motion, action, or operation; rapidity; swiftness
- physics a measure of the rate of motion of a body expressed as the rate of change of its position in a particular direction with time. It is measured in metres per second, miles per hour, etc uvw
- physics (not in technical usage) another word for speed
velocity
- The speed and direction of motion of a moving body. Velocity is a vector quantity.
- Compare acceleration
velocity
- The vector giving the speed and direction of motion of any object.
Word History and Origins
Origin of velocity1
Word History and Origins
Origin of velocity1
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Example Sentences
His top exit velocity was only 82 mph.
The ending overshadowed an otherwise positive day from the 23-year-old Sasaki — who saw his fastball velocity suffer a noticeable drop on Saturday but took another step forward in his major league development nonetheless.
“I know he’s probably happy with the uptick in velocity, the toe is the last part of it. The body feels good. The arm feels good.”
Shohei Ohtani, meanwhile, is still being slow-played in his pitching program — remaining limited to weekly bullpen sessions, and not yet cleared to use his full pitch mix or throw at top velocity.
“I used to just throw a bunch of weighted balls,” Glasnow said Monday, something he believes helped increase his pitching velocities but also coincided with when his elbow started “not feeling great.”
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