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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /vəˈlɑːsəti/ · UK /vəˈlɒsɪti/
velocity means: How fast something moves and the direction in which it moves.
noun
SPEED AND DIRECTIONB2
How fast something moves and the direction in which it moves.
- The car has a velocity of ten metres per second northwards.
- Changing direction changes velocity even if speed stays constant.
- We calculated the velocities of both objects.
MOVING SPEEDC1
How fast something moves.
- The train gained velocity.
- The ball struck the wall at high velocity.
- We measured the velocity of the flowing water.
Questions about velocity
What does velocity mean?
How fast something moves and the direction in which it moves.
What is velocity in other languages?
Türkçe: hız · Español: velocidad · Français: vitesse · Deutsch: Geschwindigkeit · Italiano: velocità · 日本語: 速度
How do you pronounce velocity?
In American English /vəˈlɑːsəti/; in British English /vəˈlɒsɪti/.
How do you use velocity in a sentence?
The car has a velocity of ten metres per second northwards. Changing direction changes velocity even if speed stays constant.
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