minimum speed

US: ˈmɪnɪməm spiːd

Definition

Definition of minimum speed - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rules

TECH.

lowest speed officially allowed or required in a specific situation

TECH.

The sign shows a minimum speed of 40 kilometers per hour.

technology

TECH.

lowest speed at which equipment or vehicles can operate safely or correctly

TECH.

The pilot calculated the minimum speed needed for the plane to stay airborne.

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Expressions with minimum

bare minimum

least effort necessary to achieve a goal

She put in the bare minimum at work.

keep something to a minimum

make sure something stays as small as possible

We should keep noise to a minimum during the test.

keep to a minimum

make something as small or little as possible

Please keep noise to a minimum during the test.

at a minimum

adv.

indicates the least amount or degree required

You need to study for two hours at a minimum.

at minimum cost

adv.

spending the least money possible when doing something

They completed the project at minimum cost.

minimum requirements

the least necessary conditions or standards

The job has minimum requirements for education and experience.

Expressions with speed

lightning speed

extremely high speed or great rapidity

The news spread across the internet at lightning speed.

speed up

increase speed or rate of something

The coach asked the runner to speed up.

on speed

adj.

happening very fast or intensely

The meeting was like a debate on speed.

speed freak

enthusiast of fast vehicles or activities

She's a speed freak who loves racing cars.

pick up speed

increase velocity or move faster

The car began to pick up speed on the highway.

full speed ahead

adv.

move forward with maximum speed or without hesitation

The team went full speed ahead with the project.

need for speed

requirement for quickness

The need for speed in the project was emphasized by the manager.

speed things along

make a process happen faster or sooner

We need to speed things along to meet the deadline.

up to speed

adj.

having the latest information or knowledge

She is up to speed on the latest project developments.

at breakneck speed

adv.

extremely fast pace

She finished her work at breakneck speed.

Terms with minimum speed included in their meaning

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escape velocity

astrophysics

minimum speed to leave a planet's gravity

landing speed

aviation

minimum air speed for safe aircraft landing

steerageway

maritime

minimum speed for a ship to be steered

Examples of minimum speed in a sentence

Pilots must maintain a minimum speed during takeoff to avoid stalling.
Drivers must obey the posted minimum speed on this stretch of highway.
The treadmill beeped when she dropped below the programmed minimum speed.

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French:vitesse minimale, ...
German:Mindestgeschwindigkeit, Mindesttempo, ...
Italian:velocità minima, ...
Spanish:velocidad mínima, ...
Portuguese:velocidade mínima, ...
Chinese:最低车速, 最小速度, ...
Japanese:最低速度, 最小速度, ...
Arabic:السُّرْعَة الدُّنْيَا, أَدنَى سُرعَة, ...
Hebrew:מְהִירוּת מִינִימָלִית, מְהִירוּת מִזְעֵרִית, ...
Russian:минимальная скорость, наименьшая скорость, ...
Ukrainian:мінімальна швидкість, найменша швидкість, ...
Hindi:न्यूनतम गति, ...
Bengali:সর্বনিম্ন গতি, কমপক্ষে গতি, ...
Catalan:velocitat mínima, velocitat mínima de funcionament, ...
Czech:minimální rychlost, nejnižší rychlost, ...
Danish:minimumshastighed, ...
Dutch:minimumsnelheid, ...
Greek:ελάχιστη ταχύτητα, ...
Hungarian:legkisebb sebesség, ...
Khmer:ល្បឿនអប្បបរមា, ...
Korean:최저 속도, 안전 최소 속도, ...
Persian:حداقل سرعت, کمترین سرعت, ...
Polish:minimalna prędkość, prędkość minimalna, ...
Portuguese (BR):velocidade mínima, velocidade mínima segura, ...
Romanian:viteză minimă, viteză minimă de funcționare, ...
Swedish:minimihastighet, minsta hastighet, ...
Thai:ความเร็วขั้นต่ำ, ความเร็วต่ำสุด, ...
Turkish:asgari hız, alt hız sınırı, ...
Vietnamese:tốc độ tối thiểu, vận tốc tối thiểu, ...

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