Velocity

/vəˈlɑsəti/ noun

Definition

Velocity is the speed of something in a particular direction. In physics, it is different from speed because it includes both how fast and which way.

Etymology

From Latin 'velocitas', meaning 'swiftness', from 'velox' meaning 'quick'. It came into English through French and scientific Latin, gaining a more precise technical meaning.

Kelly Says

Velocity is basically ‘speed with a story’—it tells you not just how fast, but where. That tiny detail is why you can have high speed but zero velocity if you run in a perfect circle and end up where you started. Physics loves these sneaky differences.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍጥነት (fṭnet)
fṭ-net
ARالعربية
سرعة (sar'a)
sa-ra
BNবাংলা
গতি (goti)
go-tee
CACatalà
velocitat
ve-lo-ci-tat
CSČeština
rychlost
ri-ch-lost
DADansk
hastighed
has-ti-ghed
DEDeutsch
Geschwindigkeit
ge-shwin-di-gi-keit
ELΕλληνικά
ταχύτητα (tachytita)
ta-chi-ti-ta
ESEspañol
velocidad
ve-lo-si-dad
FAفارسی
سرعت (sarat)
sa-rat
FISuomi
nopeus
no-pe-us
FRFrançais
vitesse
ve-te-s
GUGU
ગતિ (gati)
ga-tee
HAHA
tasi
ta-si
HEעברית
מהירות (mihreut)
mi-hre-ut
HIहिन्दी
गति (gati)
ga-tee
HUMagyar
sebesség
se-bes-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecepatan
ke-cep-tan
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
velocità
ve-lo-chi-ta
JA日本語
速度 (soku)
so-ku
KKKK
hız
hiz
KMKM
លន្ទា (londea)
lon-dea
KO한국어
속도 (sokdo)
sok-do
MRMR
वेग (veg)
veg
MSBahasa Melayu
kelajuan
ke-la-juan
MYမြန်မာ
အရည်အသွေး (a-ye-a-thwe)
a-ye-a-thwe
NLNederlands
snelheid
snel-heid
NONorsk
hastighet
has-ti-get
PAPA
வேகம் (vegam)
ve-gam
PLPolski
prędkość
prze-d-kos-c
PTPortuguês
velocidade
ve-lo-ci-de-de
RORomână
viteza
vi-te-za
RUРусский
скорость (skorost)
sk-o-ro-st
SVSvenska
hastighet
has-ti-get
SWKiswahili
kasi
ka-si
TAதமிழ்
வேகம் (vegam)
ve-gam
TEతెలుగు
వేగం (vegam)
ve-gam
THไทย
ความเร็ว (khwam-reu)
kwan-reu
TLTL
bilis
bi-lis
TRTürkçe
hız
hiz
UKУкраїнська
швидкість (shvidkist)
sh-vid-kist
URاردو
سپیڈ (speeed)
spe-eed
VITiếng Việt
tốc độ
tok-do
YOYO
ìràn
ee-ran
ZH中文
速度 (sùdù)
su-du
ZUZU
umvelo
um-ve-lo

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