ταχύτητα — meaning in English

English meaning

• gear noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
• rapidity noun speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
• speed noun How fast something moves, or the rate at which something happens.
• velocity noun A measurement of how fast something is moving in a given direction — speed combined with direction.

Senses

ταχύτητα is used for these senses in English:

• gear (countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
• rapidity speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid

gear — full definition

1. noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
2. noun A toothed wheel that meshes with another to transmit motion, or the setting of such a mechanism in a vehicle.
3. verb To design or adjust something so it suits a particular purpose or audience.

rapidity — full definition

1. noun speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
2. noun A measure of velocity relative to the speed of light; defined as artanh(v), where artanh is the hyperbolic arctangent, and v = speed (with c = speed of light = 1).
3. noun A measure of the velocity of a particle in a beam relative to the beam's axis

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