rapidity
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/ɹəˈpɪd.ɪ.ti/
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/ɹəˈpɪd.ɪ.ti/ · /ˈræ.pɪ.ɖɪ.ʈi/
Definition of rapidity
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
“Although appreciating the rapidity and frequency of the Southern electric services I was now to use on short journeys, I became more than ever convinced that electric traction offers very little of interest to the dyed-in-the-wool railwayist.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
“Although appreciating the rapidity and frequency of the Southern electric services I was now to use on short journeys, I became more than ever convinced that electric traction offers very little of interest to the dyed-in-the-wool railwayist.”
- (countable, uncountable)A measure of velocity relative to the speed of light; defined as artanh(v), where artanh is the hyperbolic arctangent, and v = speed (with c = speed of light = 1).
- (countable, uncountable)A measure of the velocity of a particle in a beam relative to the beam's axis
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Etymology
From rapid + -ity, from French rapidité, from Latin rapiditas.
Words you can make from rapidity
100 playable · top: ARIDITY (11 pts)
Best play aridity 11 points6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
15 words4-letter words
34 words- PATY 9 pts
- PITY 9 pts
- PRAY 9 pts
- DRAY 8 pts
- TIDY 8 pts
- YARD 8 pts
- YIRD 8 pts
- AIRY 7 pts
- ARTY 7 pts
- DIPT 7 pts
- DRIP 7 pts
- PADI 7 pts
- PAID 7 pts
- PARD 7 pts
- TRAY 7 pts
- PAIR 6 pts
- PART 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- TARP 6 pts
- TIPI 6 pts
- TRAP 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- ADIT 5 pts
- ARID 5 pts
- DART 5 pts
- DIRT 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
- DRAT 5 pts
- IRID 5 pts
- RAID 5 pts
- TRAD 5 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- PAY 8 pts
- PRY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- DAY 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- DAP 6 pts
- DIP 6 pts
- PAD 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- APT 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- AID 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsFind your best play with rapidity
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