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velocity

[ vuh-los-i-tee ]

noun

plural velocities.
  1. rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed:

    a high wind velocity.

  2. Mechanics. the time rate of change of position of a body in a specified direction.
  3. the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction.


velocity

/ ɪˈɒɪɪ /

noun

  1. speed of motion, action, or operation; rapidity; swiftness
  2. 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
  3. physics (not in technical usage) another word for speed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

velocity

  1. The speed and direction of motion of a moving body. Velocity is a vector quantity.
  2. Compare acceleration

velocity

  1. The vector giving the speed and direction of motion of any object.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of velocity1

First recorded in 1540–50, velocity is from the Latin word ŧō speed. See velocipede, -ty 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of velocity1

C16: from Latin ŧō, from ŧō swift; related to DZ to fly
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Synonym Study

See speed.
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His top exit velocity was only 82 mph.

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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.

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“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.”

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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.

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“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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