Definition of speeds Speeds
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Wiktionary 
- speeds (Noun)
Plural of speed.
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| speed - distance travelled per unit time | ||
| velocity | ||
| rate amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" | ||
| angular velocity (physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute | ||
| airspeed the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying | ||
| escape velocity the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field | ||
| groundspeed the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground | ||
| hypervelocity excessive velocity; "the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts" | ||
| muzzle velocity the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun | ||
| peculiar velocity velocity with respect to the local standard of rest | ||
| radial velocity velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer | ||
| light speed, speed of light, c the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second | ||
| steerageway (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered | ||
| speed - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" | ||
| swiftness, fastness | ||
| rate, pace amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" | ||
| hurriedness, hastiness, haste, hurry, precipitation hasty impulsiveness | ||
| execution speed (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS | ||
| speed - changing location rapidly | ||
| speeding, hurrying | ||
| move, motion, movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" | ||
| speedup, acceleration, quickening the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | ||
| deceleration the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking" | ||
| speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression | ||
| amphetamine, pep pill, upper | ||
| excitant, stimulant drug, stimulant a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process | ||
| drug of abuse, street drug a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction | ||
| amphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system | ||
| bennie, benzedrine a form of amphetamine | ||
| dexedrine, dextroamphetamine sulphate an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant | ||
| speed - the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system | ||
| focal ratio, f number, stop number | ||
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| speed - travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| speed - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" | ||
| accelerate, speed up | ||
| decelerate, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| speed - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" | ||
| rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it | ||
| dawdle, linger take one's time; proceed slowly | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| accelerate, speed up, quicken, speed move faster; "The car accelerated" | ||
| push forward, thrust ahead, barge transport by barge on a body of water | ||
| shoot down, buck, tear, shoot, charge jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" | ||
| scoot, scud, dart, dash, flash, shoot run before a gale | ||
| speed - move faster; "The car accelerated" | ||
| accelerate, speed up, quicken | ||
| decelerate, slow, slow up, retard, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" | ||
| deepen, intensify become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" | ||
| brisk, brisk up, brisken become brisk; "business brisked up" | ||
| speed - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" | ||
| travel rapidly, hurry, zip | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| accelerate, speed up, quicken, speed move faster; "The car accelerated" | ||
| flit, fleet, dart, flutter move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" | ||
| run become undone; "the sweater unraveled" | ||
| whizz along, zoom along, whizz, zoom make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" | ||
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Wiktionary
- speed (Noun)
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; rapidity. - speed (Noun)
The sensitivity to light of film, plates. - speed (Noun)
Any amphetamine drug used as a stimulant, especially illegally, especially methamphetamine. - speed (Noun)
Luck, success, prosperity. - speed (Verb)
To succeed; to prosper, be lucky. - speed (Verb)
To help someone, to give them fortune. - speed (Verb)
To go fast, especially excessively fast. - speed (Verb)
To exceed the speed limit . - speed (Verb)
To increase the rate at which something occurs. - speed (Verb)
To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- speed (n.)
Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success. - speed (n.)
The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel. - speed (n.)
One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success. - speed (n.)
To go; to fare. - speed (n.)
To experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare. - speed (n.)
To fare well; to have success; to prosper. - speed (n.)
To make haste; to move with celerity. - speed (n.)
To be expedient. - speed (v. t.)
To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor. - speed (v. t.)
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry. - speed (v. t.)
To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite. - speed (v. t.)
To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo. - speed (v. t.)
To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ί
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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). It is measured in metres per second, miles per hour, etc. -
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An addictive psychoactive drug of formula CââHââ N. -
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To cause to move faster. -
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To move fast.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
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spÄd, n. quickness, velocity: success.âv.i. to move quickly, to hurry: to succeed, to fare.âv.t. to despatch quickly: to hasten, as to a conclusion: to cause to advance, to push forward: to give a certain speed to, regulate the speed of: to send off, to put forth, to rid of, to kill: to cause to be relieved (only in passive): to execute: to aid: to make prosperous:âpr.p. speedâ˛ing; pa.t. and pa.p. sped.ân. Speedâ˛er, one who, or that which, promotes speed.âadj. Speedâ˛ful, speedy.âadvs. Speedâ˛fully; Speedâ˛ily.âns. Speedâ˛iness, speed, haste; Speedâ˛-pullâ˛ey, a pulley having different faces of different diameters giving various speeds according to the face the belt passes over; Speedâ˛well (Veronica), a genus of plants of the natural order ScrophulariaceĂŚ, with blue, white, or pink flowers, the leaves of some species used medicinally.âadj. Speedâ˛y, hasty: quick: nimble. [A.S. spĂŠd; Dut. spĹd.]
Wikipedia 
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Speed is the distance that an object moves in a certain amount of time. Speed is a measure of how fast something is moving.
Finding speed.
To find speed formula_1,
formula_2formula_3
where formula_4 is the distance and formula_5 is the time that has gone by.
Units of measurement for speed.
There are many units of measurement for speed. For example, an object's speed can be measured in
Changing speed.
When an object changing speed, it gets faster or slower. When the object becomes faster, and the speed increases, it is called acceleration. When the object gets slower, and the speed decreases, it is called deceleration, or negative acceleration. -
band
SPEED is a Japanese music group. The group is made up of four female singers. They are from Okinawa, Japan. The members are Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. Hiroko and Eriko are lead vocal singers.
When they debuted, Hiroko was 12 years old. They made their debut single âBody & Soulâ in 1996. They have many songs which sold million records.
They broke up in March 31, 2000. From 2000 to 2008, they have broken up and came back together several times. They made their latest come back in 2008. -
movie
Speed is a 1994 movie. It stars Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, and Dennis Hopper. It is about a police officer (Reeves) who has to stop a bomber (Hopper), who has put a bomb on a city bus. The Movie was a Box Office success across the world
It was followed by a 1997 sequel, '.
