as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
the velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second
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Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
Astronomers discovered 51 Pegasi b by detecting a wobble in its star’s motion caused by the gravitational tug of the orbiting planet—a technique called the Doppler (or radial velocity) method.
—Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Pitchers these days throw harder than ever, but few boast velocity like Aroldis Chapman.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
The past five years of noxious online discourse has been filling the air like smoke in a burning building, slowly at first, but now with terrifying velocity.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
Astronomers discovered 51 Pegasi b by detecting a wobble in its star’s motion caused by the gravitational tug of the orbiting planet—a technique called the Doppler (or radial velocity) method.
—Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Pitchers these days throw harder than ever, but few boast velocity like Aroldis Chapman.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
The past five years of noxious online discourse has been filling the air like smoke in a burning building, slowly at first, but now with terrifying velocity.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for velocity
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“Velocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocity. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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