Definition for Velocity:

• 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.

Synonyms for Velocity:

• n.

  •
  • momentum,
  • stride,
  • jog.
  •
  • clip,
  • fast.
  •celerity (noun)
  • dis-patches,
  • legerities,
  • dis patch,
  • dis-patch,
  • dis patches,
  • brisknesses.
  •force (noun)
  • horsepowers,
  • ex-action,
  • constrait,
  • subjections,
  • dynamisms,
  • what take,
  • full head steam,
  • what takes,
  • ex action,
  • constraits,
  • ex actions,
  • what it take,
  • ex-actions.
  •haste (noun)
  • precipitance,
  • recklessness,
  • impetuosity,
  • precipitateness,
  • urgency,
  • hastiness,
  • promptitude,
  • Speediness,
  • haste,
  • prematureness,
  • precipitancy,
  • Rapidness.
  •quickness (noun)
  • escape velocity,
  • exhaust velocity.
  •speed (noun)
  • gallop,
  • hurry,
  • rush,
  • impetus,
  • dispatch,
  • quickness,
  • expedition,
  • alacrity,
  • headway,
  • acceleration.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • progress.
  •
  • sprint.
  •
  • trot.
  •quickness
  • fleetness.

Paraphrases for Velocity:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    speeds.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Schedules, programmes, agendas.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    rotation, swiftness, promptness.
  • Verb, past tense
    rushed.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    rate.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    rapidity, momentum, acceleration, timeliness, rate.

Antonyms for Velocity:

• n.

  • speed
    block, rest, hindrance, delay, stoppage, slowness, slowing.

Velocity Sentence Examples:

• " She flew over the water like a wild winged bird, and into the harbor with immense velocity.

• Has the sun the same effect upon the general bulk of the earth that it has upon particular locations - the greater the elevation the cooler - or is it because of the superior velocity of this part, that a current is kept up by its passage through the atmosphere surrounding it?