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speed
[ speed ]
noun
- rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.
the speed of light;
the speed of sound.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress:
full speed ahead.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion:
The car gets to speed in just nine seconds.
- Automotive. a transmission gear ratio.
- Photography.
- Also called film speed. the sensitivity of a film or paper to light, measured by an ASA or DIN index, which assigns low numbers to slow film and higher numbers to faster film.
- Also called shutter speed. the length of time a shutter is opened to expose the film or digital sensor inside the camera to light.
- the largest opening at which a lens can be used.
- Slang. a stimulating drug, as caffeine, ephedrine, or especially methamphetamine or amphetamine.
- Informal. a person or thing that is compatible with or typical of one's ability, personality, desires, etc.:
My speed is writing postcards on the porch while everyone else is tearing around the tennis court.
- Archaic. success or prosperity.
verb (used with object)
- to promote the success of (an affair, undertaking, etc.); further, forward, or expedite.
Synonyms: , ,
- to direct (the steps, course, way, etc.) with speed.
- to increase the rate of speed of (usually followed by up ):
to speed up industrial production.
Synonyms:
- to bring to a particular speed, as a machine.
- to cause to move, go, or proceed with speed.
- to expedite the going of:
to speed the parting guest.
- Archaic. to cause to succeed or prosper.
verb (used without object)
- to move, go, pass, or proceed with speed or rapidity.
- to drive a vehicle at a rate that exceeds the legally established maximum:
He was arrested for speeding.
- to increase the rate of speed or progress (usually followed by up ).
- to get on or fare in a specified or particular manner.
- Archaic. to succeed or prosper.
speed
/ ²õ±è¾±Ë»å /
noun
- the act or quality of acting or moving fast; rapidity
- the rate at which something moves, is done, or acts
- physics a scalar measure of the rate of movement of a body expressed either as the distance travelled divided by the time taken ( average speed ) or the rate of change of position with respect to time at a particular point ( instantaneous speed ). It is measured in metres per second, miles per hour, etc
- a rate of rotation, usually expressed in revolutions per unit time
- a gear ratio in a motor vehicle, bicycle, etc
- ( in combination )
a three-speed gear
- photog a numerical expression of the sensitivity to light of a particular type of film, paper, or plate See also ISO rating
- photog a measure of the ability of a lens to pass light from an object to the image position, determined by the aperture and also the transmitting power of the lens. It increases as the f-number is decreased and vice versa
- a slang word for amphetamine
- archaic.prosperity or success
- at speedquickly
- up to speed
- operating at an acceptable or competitive level
- in possession of all the relevant or necessary information
verb
- to move or go or cause to move or go quickly
- intr to drive (a motor vehicle) at a high speed, esp above legal limits
- tr to help further the success or completion of
- slang.intr to take or be under the influence of amphetamines
- intr to operate or run at a high speed
- archaic.
- intr to prosper or succeed
- tr to wish success to
speed
/ ²õ±èŧ»å /
- The ratio of the distance traveled by an object (regardless of its direction) to the time required to travel that distance.
- Compare velocity
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ±è±ð±ð»å±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ±è±ð±ð»åf³Ü±ô adjective
- ²õ±è±ð±ð»åf³Ü±ô·ly adverb
- ²õ±è±ð±ð»åf³Ü±ô·ness noun
- ²õ±è±ð±ð»åi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ²õ±è±ð±ð»åi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ²õ±è±ð±ð»ål±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ³¾³Ü±ôt¾±Â·²õ±è±ð±ð»å adjective
- ´Ç³Ü³Ùî€È´±è±ð±ð»å verb (used with object) outsped or outspeeded outspeeding
- ´Çv±ð°ù·²õ±è±ð±ð»å verb oversped or overspeeded overspeeding
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of speed1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of speed1
Idioms and Phrases
- at full / top speed,
- at the greatest speed possible:
We drove down the highway at full speed.
- to the maximum of one's capabilities; with great rapidity:
He worked at full speed.
- up to speed,
- operating at full or optimum speed.
- functioning or producing at an expected, acceptable, or competitive level; up to par:
a new firm not yet up to speed.
More idioms and phrases containing speed
In addition to the idiom beginning with speed , also see full speed ahead ; up to par (speed) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Otherwise, it’s just another rung in a ladder he’ll continue climbing at warp speed.
The reduced staffing could make it more difficult to gather and process the data coming in from across the country — on temperature, wind speed, and dew points, among other things.
And members are expected to move at internet speed.
They agreed to speed up talks for free trade agreement - which was first proposed over a decade ago.
Nvidia offers products that allow businesses to build or speed up the development of AI systems that can converse with people and perform tasks.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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