tachometer
Webster Dictionary
an instrument for showing at any moment the speed... a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed... a graduated dial
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slip
Webster Dictionary
the motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller
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reduction gear
(reduction gear)
Princeton's WordNet
gearing that reduces an input speed... a slower output speed
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transonic
(sonic, transonic)
Princeton's WordNet
(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
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machmeter
(machmeter)
Princeton's WordNet
speed...ter for measuring the speed... an aircraft relative to the speed... sound
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sonic
(sonic, transonic)
Princeton's WordNet
(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
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mach number
(Mach number)
Princeton's WordNet
the ratio of the speed... a moving body to the speed... sound
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supersonic
(supersonic)
Princeton's WordNet
(of speed) greater than the speed... sound in a given medium (especially air)
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overdrive
(ˌoʊ vərˈdrɔ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device in a motor vehicle containing a gear that provides a drive shaft speed greater than the engine crankshaft speed.
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high
(ɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed and the speed... the engine crankshaft most closely correspond:
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low
(ʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed... the engine crankshaft; first.
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speed of light
(speed of light, light speed, c)
Princeton's WordNet
the speed... which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed... light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
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light speed
(speed of light, light speed, c)
Princeton's WordNet
the speed... which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed... light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
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c
(speed of light, light speed, c)
Princeton's WordNet
the speed... which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed... light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
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slow motion
(ˈsloʊˌdaʊn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the process or technique of filming or taping a motion-picture or television sequence at an accelerated rate of speed and then projecting or replaying it at normal speed... that the action appears to be slowed down.
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second
(ˈsɛk ənd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which drive shaft speed... greater than that of low gear but not so great as that of other gears for a given engine crankshaft speed.
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fourth
(ɔrθ, foʊrθ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed... greater than that of third gear for a given engine crankshaft speed.
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hurry-up
(ˈhɜr iˈskɜr i, ˈhʌr iˈskʌr i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
characterized by speed... the need for speed; quick.
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mach
(ɑk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a number indicating the ratio of the speed... an object to the speed... sound in the medium through which the object is moving.
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speedy
(rapid, speedy)
Princeton's WordNet
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
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rapid
(rapid, speedy)
Princeton's WordNet
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
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career
(əˈrɪər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
speed...sp. full speed.
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index of refraction
(ˌɪn dɛkˈseɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a number indicating the speed... light in a given medium, usu. as the ratio of the speed... light in a vacuum or in air to that in the given medium.
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sped
Webster Dictionary
of Speed
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sped
Webster Dictionary
imp. & p. p. of Speed
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speeding
Webster Dictionary
of Speed
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speeded
Webster Dictionary
of Speed
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speedless
Webster Dictionary
being without speed
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expeditive
Webster Dictionary
performing with speed
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full-drive
Webster Dictionary
with full speed
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