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swiftness
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swiftness
n.
quality of being swift, speed, quickness
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Speed
In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed of an object is the magnitude of its velocity (the rate of change of its position); it is thus a scalar quantity. The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance travelled by the object divided by the duration of the interval; the instantaneous speed is the limit of the average speed as the duration of the time interval approaches zero.
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Speed (disambiguation)
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swiftness
Noun
1. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"
(synonym) speed, fastness
(hypernym) pace, rate
(hyponym) haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
(attribute) fast
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Swiftness
(n.)
The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc.
The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc.
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swiftness
Synonyms and related words:
abruptness, agility, air speed, alacrity, bat, brevity, briefness, briskness, celerity, decisiveness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fastness, feverishness, flight, flit, flurry, furiousness, gait, ground speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, hustle, immediacy, immediateness, impetuosity, impetuousness, impulsiveness, instantaneousness, knots, lightning speed, miles per hour, nimbleness, pace, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitation, precipitousness, promptitude, promptness, punctuality, punctualness, quickness, rapidity, rashness, readiness, round pace, rpm, rush, rustle, sharpness, shortness, smartness, snappiness, speed, speediness, spryness, suddenness, summariness, swift rate, velocity|
abruptness, agility, air speed, alacrity, bat, brevity, briefness, briskness, celerity, decisiveness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fastness, feverishness, flight, flit, flurry, furiousness, gait, ground speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, hustle, immediacy, immediateness, impetuosity, impetuousness, impulsiveness, instantaneousness, knots, lightning speed, miles per hour, nimbleness, pace, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitation, precipitousness, promptitude, promptness, punctuality, punctualness, quickness, rapidity, rashness, readiness, round pace, rpm, rush, rustle, sharpness, shortness, smartness, snappiness, speed, speediness, spryness, suddenness, summariness, swift rate, velocity|
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