velocity
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
velocity /vɪˈlɒsɪti/
▶noun (pl. velocities) the speed of something in a given direction.
■ (in general use) speed.
– origin ME: from Fr. vélocité or L. velocitas, from velox, veloc- ‘swift’.
'velocity' also found in these Oxford entries:
accelerate
- delta-v
- dyne
- escape velocity
- group velocity
- hodograph
- klystron
- momentum
- poise
- radial velocity
- refractive index
- resolve
- steam turbine
- terminal velocity
- v
- velocimeter
- whiz-bang
- wind shear
