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velocity

[vuh-los-i-tee] / vəˈlɒs ɪ ti /


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But on the days his timing was in sync, his velocity often ticked up, and everything would fall into place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“With my job and the velocity at which my schedule can change, it’s important for me to have a place to go to and it be mine,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

ADS-B Out equipped aircraft broadcast their altitude, latitude, longitude and velocity based on those GPS signals for nearby ADS-B In equipped aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

He added: "These fell with sufficient velocity - and from considerable height - as to cause damage to property and vehicles."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The minimum speed you need to throw the rock to enable it to escape is called, naturally enough, the escape velocity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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