velocity
/vəˈlɒsəti/vuh-LO-suh-tee
/vəˈlɑsəti/vuh-LAH-suh-tee
Meaningswiftness
Common meaning: speed in a direction
- velocswiftLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1965 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinvēlōx, -ōcis‘swift’
- Frenchvelocitésource
- Englishvelocity‘speed in a direction’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vēlōx ‘swift’.
Roots
- vēlōx, -ōcis Latin “swift”
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