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ско́рость — meaning in English

skorost

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English meaning

  • gear noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
  • pace noun The speed at which something happens or someone moves.
  • rapidity noun speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
  • rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
  • 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

ско́рость 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.
  • rapidity speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
  • rate The relative speed of change or progress. [from 18th c.]
  • 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 (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
  • velocity Rapidity of motion.
  • velocity The rate of occurrence.

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.

pace — full definition

  1. noun The speed at which something happens or someone moves.
  2. noun A single step, or the distance covered by one step.
  3. verb To walk back and forth repeatedly, often out of nervousness or impatience.
  4. verb To set or control the speed of an activity.

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