celerity.
Speed, swiftness.
Meaning & usage
Speed, swiftness.
The speed of an individual wave (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves); often denoted c.
The speed of an individual wave (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves); often denoted c. The speed with which a perturbation to the flow propagates through the flow domain.
The speed of symbol transmission, now called baud rate.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin celeritāsder. Old French celeriteeder. English celerity From Old French celeritee (compare French célérité), from Latin celeritas, from celer (“fast, swift”).
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