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I know that it’s something that’s helped with my command and also my velocity.

Theorists had shown decades ago that coronal waves’ velocities can be used to infer the strength of the magnetic field.

Running a computer model with the stars’ masses, positions and velocities should better predict what’s in store, he says.

RHPs achieve more break on every key dimension, even after controlling for their higher velocity.

Among pitchers to have thrown 10 innings this season, Luzardo ranks 11th overall, and first among left-handed pitchers, in fastball velocity.

Phone lines would catch fire from the velocity and ferocity of his words.

You use fuel to give you the proper velocity and direction, and then you turn off your fuel tanks and coast there.

It showcases two of his signature qualities as a writer: narrative velocity and an unerring ear for dialogue.

And nobody needs a 30-round clip of high-velocity, steel-jacketed, armor-piercing ordnance for target shooting.

In the first two hours after launching it, Bijani recouped his $2,000 investment into Three D Velocity.

Such was its velocity that in some parts of the journey the speed was frequently 12 miles an hour.

The cock springs out of its seat when water gets into the cylinder, and prevents any mischief from the velocity of the fly-wheel.

The currents generally set to the north, and seldom run with any velocity either to the east or west.

A great mass of dirt and brush and rock was hurtling down upon them with sickening velocity.

I had a plentiful supply of 130-grain Spitzer-point bullets, a high-velocity, long-range killer that I might get a chance to use.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to velocity, such as: acceleration, momentum, pace, quickness, tempo, and celerity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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