velocidade — meaning in English

English meaning

• gear noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
• 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

velocidade is used for these senses in English:

• gear (countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
• 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.

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.

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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