speed
IPA: spˈid
noun
- The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
- (mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
- (photography) The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
- (photography) The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).
- (photography) The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
- (photography) The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.
- (slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.
- (archaic) Luck, success, prosperity.
- (slang) Personal preference.
- (finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
verb
- (intransitive, archaic) To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
- (transitive, archaic) To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
- (intransitive) To go fast.
- (intransitive) To exceed the speed limit.
- (transitive) To increase the rate at which something occurs.
- (intransitive, slang) To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
- (obsolete) To be expedient.
- (archaic) To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
- (archaic) To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
- To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
- To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
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Examples of "speed" in Sentences
- This increase in speed is a result of and part of lift generation.
- Because an electric as well as a magnetic field is involved, the term speed of light.
- Now long track speed skating kencook @walidmrealtor he was definitely * speed* skating!
- How to speed up and decrease speed: the zoom up/down the viewer (press the "Ctrl+Alt+middle mouse"),
- "The word speed is intentional," says Mr Roth, who debuted works of art the following day at Museum of Modern Art in New York.
- The reduction in speed is likely due to the reduction in commuting drivers, and of course, a reduction in collisions would follow from any reduction in traffic.
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