Word Finder - speed

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The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; rapidity.

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How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?

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The rate of motion or action, specifically / the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.

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Speed limits provide information to the drivers about the safe speed to travel in average conditions.

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The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.

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The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).

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The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.

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The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.

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Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.

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Luck, success, prosperity.

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Personal preference.

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We could go to the shore next week, or somewhere else if that's not your speed.

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A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

He drove the speed limit - no more, no less.

The big deal is the speed limit is fifty.

Plus, it's all about to speed way, way up.

Howard had to pull out of the driveway slowly and gradually increase his speed.

I broke the speed limit wasting no time getting there.

In the end, the speed at which a human operator can move has a physical limit.

He shifted his bike into high gear as he began a long downhill, build­ing speed, anxious to get home.

The dolphin carried him with great speed to the nearest shore.

With our speed, we should be able to run down deer.

Winston crossed over to Baratto with surprising speed and grabbed him by the collar, nearly lifting him off the ground.

He pushed up both speed and distance.

The speed and quality of those algorithms will get ever better.

Whether he was pulling it or being pushed by it he did not know, but rushed along at headlong speed with no time to consider what this movement might lead to.

He began first a short ascent, then a drop to a sharp curve he nearly missed, causing him to reduce his speed further.

Dean had all he could do to maintain reasonable proximity to the speed limit after letting Fred know where he was going.

In this way two cavalry regiments galloped through the Semenovsk hollow and as soon as they reached the top of the incline turned round and galloped full speed back again.

My high speed was spotted by a patrol car coming in the opposite direction.

She writes with fair speed and absolute sureness.

Dean pulled away from the curb, keeping his speed to a parade crawl.

He'd taught her a few things during the two weeks he toyed with her, among them, how to combine her flexibility and speed into something more lethal.

Jessi went to his bedroom and made the bed with speed bred from routine then began feeling around the strange darkness for drawers.

At one time, as in the case of Blechingdon, they would perform strange exploits worthy of the most daring hussars; at another their speed and tenacity paralyses armies.

This point is dwelt upon, because the speed limitations of the hand-crane are often overlooked by engineers.

She hit the speed dial button.

It showed him in battle, his hardened body moving with unearthly speed and agility against enemies that were obscured.

News of the break-in on Collingswood Avenue had traveled with the speed of an Olympic sprinter through the Parkside, Pennsylvania police department.

To control the speed and Brakes absorb this energy, brakes have to be provided.

The method of working is for the pole to be swung out behind a number of wagons; one engine is then started and with its pole pushes the wagons in front of it until their speed is sufficient to carry them over the points, where they are diverted into any desired siding.

This high mean pressure cannot be maintained for long, because as the speed increases the demand for steam per unit of time increases, so that cut-off must take place earlier and earlier in the stroke, the limiting steady speed being attained when the rate at which steam is supplied to the cylinders is adjusted by the cut-off to be equal to the maximum rate at which the boiler can produce steam, which depends upon the maximum rate at which coal can be burnt per square foot of grate.

In most of the systems that have been proposed this result is attained by electrical regulation; in one, however, a mechanical method is adopted, the dynamo being so' hung that it allows the driving belt to slip when the speed of the axle exceeds a certain limit, the armature thus being rotated at an approximately constant speed.

I backed it off and settled down to my usual cruising speed of 65 but was utterly astounded with such an amazing transformation.

Until one observes an Aurora of this intensity, it is difficult to appreciate the scale and speed of the constant changes in patterns.

Any web design needs to look authoritative, convey the correct messages and download with optimum speed.

It has a high speed autofocus that can shoot at up to eight frames per second.

Remember, unlike some online stores avid - SPEED DIAL SL LEVERS will be sent with free P&P!

This means that the performance of an externally ballasted system can be optimized much better for any chosen rotary speed.

In addition they have bathrobes, high speed internet access and wet bar including sink, mini fridge and microwave.

He loves the thrill of the car at full speed He's hell bent on taking the lead.

In Nambia a USAID sponsored roadside billboard read Speed kills, condoms save.

Phase 1 trials have confirmed the fast speed of onset and vastly improved bioavailability of apomorphine nasal powder compared with Uprima 3mg.

The third is the ability of the heart to pump enough blood around the body to supply sufficient oxygen for the required speed.

The extra speed with which sucrose enters the bloodstream does more harm than good.

The human toll of road accidents caused by high speed blowouts is all too obvious.

Your freefall speed is about 120 mph, so it will feel fairly breezy!

The Wet Dream is a delicious 6 inch tall finger shaped vibrator packed with extra power from its extra long multi speed vibrating bullet.

The chipset itself has busses to main memory, AGP, PCI etc, with the memory bus speed determined by the chipset.

This displays the speed of reading through the buffer cache to the disk without any prior caching of data.

The project is part of the £ 13 million investment in a new high speed canning line at the Joshua Tetley Brewery in Leeds.

The Internet will greatly speed the research and, hopefully, the safety of GM foods.

The messages in the form of perforated tape are then passed through an automatic transmitter, something like a Wheatstone transmitter, at a speed of about 100 words a minute.