rapidity

rəˈpɪd.ə.ti

rapidities

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Definition of rapidity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

speedfast rate of occurrence or change

The rapidity of technological advances is astounding.

celerity

speed

swiftness

physics

TECH.

measure of velocity relative to light speed

TECH.

Rapidity is crucial in understanding relativistic effects.

celerity

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Origin of rapidity

Latin, rapidus (seizing, swift)

Terms with rapidity included in their meaning

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lightning speed

extreme speed

extremely high speed or great rapidity

velocity

speed

rapidity of motion or action

swiftness

movement speed

rapidity of movement or action

speedily

adv.

rapidly

with great speed or rapidity

post

adv.

speed

with speed or rapidity

Examples of rapidity in a sentence

He was surprised by the rapidity of her response.
Scientists measure rapidity in particle accelerators.
Rapidity affects the outcome of high-speed collisions.

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French:rapidité, ...
German:Schnelligkeit, ...
Italian:rapidità, celerità, ...
Spanish:rapidez, ...
Portuguese:rapidez, ...
Chinese:速度, 快度, ...
Japanese:速さ, ラピディティ, ...
Arabic:سُرْعَة, سرعة نسبية, ...
Hebrew:מְהִירוּת, מְהִירוּת יַחֲסוּתִית, ...
Russian:скорость, ...
Ukrainian:швидкість, рапідність, ...
Hindi:तीव्र गति, रैपिडिटी, ...
Bengali:দ্রুততা, ...
Catalan:rapidesa, velocitat relativa, ...
Czech:rychlost, ...
Danish:hastighed, rapiditet, ...
Dutch:snelheid, rapiditeit, ...
Greek:ταχύτητα, ...
Hungarian:gyorsaság, rapiditás, ...
Khmer:ភាពរហ័ស, បរិមាណរូបវិទ្យាសម្រាប់វាស់ល្បឿនធៀបនឹងល្បឿនពន្លឺ, ...
Korean:신속성, 속력, ...
Persian:سرعت, سرعت نسبی, ...
Polish:szybkość, prędkość relatywistyczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):rapidez, rapidez relativística, ...
Romanian:rapiditate, viteză relativă, ...
Swedish:snabbhet, rapiditet, ...
Thai:ความรวดเร็ว, ความเร็วสัมพัทธ์, ...
Turkish:hız, hız ölçüsü, ...
Vietnamese:tốc độ, tốc độ tương đối, ...

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