velocity Antonyms

Meaning of velocity

Wordnet

velocity (n)

distance travelled per unit time

Webster

velocity (n.)

Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light.

Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed.

velocity Sentence Examples

  1. The car's velocity reached 100 kilometers per hour on the highway.
  2. The projectile shot from the cannon had a high initial velocity.
  3. The velocity of the falling apple is increasing as it approaches the ground.
  4. The velocity of the wind was strong enough to blow down trees.
  5. The boat's velocity increased as it accelerated on the calm lake.
  6. The speed and direction of the plane's velocity were constantly monitored.
  7. Velocity is a vector quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
  8. The velocity of light in a vacuum is a constant value.
  9. The average velocity of the marathon runner was calculated over the entire distance.
  10. The velocity-time graph illustrates the changes in an object's velocity over time.

FAQs About the word velocity

distance travelled per unit timeQuickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its or

speed, rate, rapidity, quickness, acceleration, swiftness,hurry, celerity, pace, hustle

slowness, sluggishness, lethargy, reluctance,slowness, reluctance, sluggishness, lethargy, torpor, languor

The car's velocity reached 100 kilometers per hour on the highway.

The projectile shot from the cannon had a high initial velocity.

The velocity of the falling apple is increasing as it approaches the ground.

The velocity of the wind was strong enough to blow down trees.