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- DictionarySpeed/spēd/
noun
- 1. the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate: "we turned onto the runway and began to gather speed"
- 2. each of the possible gear ratios of a bicycle or motor vehicle.
verb
- 1. move quickly: "I got into the car and home we sped"
- 2. make prosperous or successful: archaic "may God speed you"
The meaning of SPEED is rate of motion. How to use speed in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Speed.
Speed definition: rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity. See examples of SPEED used in a sentence.
the rate at which light or sound travels: The speed of light is 300 million metres per second. These planes travel at twice the speed of sound. [ C ] a gear :
Speed most often describes acceleration or a high rate of motion. When something picks up too much speed, it can run off course, like a kid on a bike zooming uncontrollably down a steep hill. Speed can be a noun or verb. As a noun, it's an indicator of pace, as in the speed of a car.
2 days ago · 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).
Definition of speed noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Speed definition: rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity. See examples of SPEED used in a sentence.
SPEED definition: 1. how fast something moves or happens: 2. very fast movement: 3. to move somewhere or happen…. Learn more.
noun. /spid/ rate of movement/action. [countable, uncountable] the rate at which someone or something moves or travels He reduced speed and turned sharp left. The train began to pick up speed (= go faster).
Speed is the magnitude of velocity (a vector), which indicates additionally the direction of motion. Speed has the dimensions of distance divided by time. The SI unit of speed is the metre per second (m/s), but the most common unit of speed in everyday usage is the kilometre per hour (km/h) or, in the US and the UK, miles per hour (mph).
