rapidness

noun

Definition of rapidnessnext
as in velocity
a high rate of movement or performance the rapidness of the response to a call for assistance is critical in saving the victim of a heart attack

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  1. velocity
  2. speed
  3. rapidity
  4. rate
Noun
  • Read more Solar system Watch: NASA Experts Discuss Mission to 'Touch the Sun' Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Floor of Bones in City Center Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers detected and measured the high velocities of the D9 stars.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Here, the faster surface velocity of the rotating Earth means that a rocket can deliver around 24 percent more power than one fired from the Kennedy Space Center but with the same amount of thrust.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of velocity
Noun
  • Total Wireless has also introduced unlimited data on Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network that promises to be up to 10 times faster than the median download speeds of other providers.
    Molly Higgins, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
  • They peter and putter by at the speed of an escalator.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of speed
Noun
  • However, the rapidity and scale of the decline suggested a more pervasive threat.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The remarkable thing about this progression is its extreme rapidity.
    James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of rapidity
Noun
  • The outlook for 2025 is for just two more quarter-point cuts, down from three in the last survey, bringing the funds rate down to 3.8% by this time next year and 3.4%, or just above the average neutral rate, by the end of 2026.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The rising divorce rates post-holiday attests to this phenomenon.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of rate
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