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celeritas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • haste noun Speed or urgency in doing something, often at the cost of care.
  • 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

celeritas is used for these senses in English:

  • haste Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
  • speed The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
  • speed (mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
  • velocity Rapidity of motion.

speed — full definition

  1. noun How fast something moves, or the rate at which something happens.
  2. noun Amphetamine, especially used as an illegal stimulant drug.
  3. verb To go fast, or to drive faster than the legal limit.

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