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Definitions for rapid
ˈræp ɪdrapid
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Princeton's WordNet
rapidadjective
a part of a river where the current is very fast
rapidadjective
done or occurring in a brief period of time
"a rapid rise through the ranks"
rapid, speedyadjective
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
"a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy"
Wiktionary
rapidnoun
a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
rapidadjective
Describes a process or concept which occurs quickly.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
RAPIDadjective
Quick; swift.
Etymology: rapide, Fr. rapidus, Lat.
Part shun the goal with rapid wheels. John Milton.
While you so smoothly turn and rowl our sphere,
That rapid motion does but rest appear. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Rapidadjective
very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion
Rapidadjective
advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession
Rapidadjective
quick in execution; as, a rapid penman
Rapidadjective
the part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence
Etymology: [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. 'arpa`zein: cf. F. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.]
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Rapid
A rapid is a section of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. A rapid is a hydrological feature between a run and a cascade. A rapid is characterised by the river becoming shallower and having some rocks exposed above the flow surface. As flowing water splashes over and around the rocks, air bubbles become mixed in with it and portions of the surface acquire a white colour, forming what is called "whitewater". Rapids occur where the bed material is highly resistant to the erosive power of the stream in comparison with the bed downstream of the rapids. Very young streams flowing across solid rock may be rapids for much of their length. Rapids are categorized in classes, generally running from I to VI. A Class 5 rapid may be categorized as Class 5.1-5.9. While class I rapids are easy to negotiate and require no maneuvering, class VI rapids pose threat to life with little or no chance for rescue.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rapid
rap′id, adj. hurrying along: very swift: speedy.—n. that part of a river where the current is most rapid (gen. in pl.).—n. Rapid′ity, quickness of motion or utterance: swiftness: velocity.—adv. Rap′idly.—n. Rap′idness. [Fr. rapide—L. rapidus—rapĕre, to seize.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
rapid
A slope, down which water runs with more than ordinary rapidity, but not enough to be called a "fall;" and sometimes navigable by boats.
British National Corpus
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Rank popularity for the word 'rapid' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2770
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Rank popularity for the word 'rapid' in Adjectives Frequency: #380
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rapid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rapid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of rapid in a Sentence
Like the last time, we are seeing a rapid cooling off in the Pacific Ocean, a strong signal La Nina's on the way.
While there are supportive factors, it strikes us that improvement needs to be pretty rapid and we expect this to be the focus of questioning on the conference call.
While it's inevitable that Arctic rainfall will increase as the climate warms, rains are also likely to become more intense, it's a nasty one-two punch to an ecosystem already reeling in the face if rapid environmental change.
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Just in two weeks we started with 10 or 20( deaths) a week, and now we're at 40 a day, this increase is occurring at a very rapid pace so we expect to see hospitals, hospital morgues getting filled up, and we'll need to use refrigerated trailers to start moving these patients to the surge center soon.
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- سريعArabic
- шәп, тиҙBashkir
- rychlý, peřejCzech
- Stromschnelle, schnellGerman
- γρήγορος, γοργός, ταχύςGreek
- kataraktoEsperanto
- rabión, rápidoSpanish
- تندابPersian
- ripeä, nopea, koskiFinnish
- rapides, rapideFrench
- gradScottish Gaelic
- gyorsHungarian
- cepatIndonesian
- fljóturIcelandic
- rapidoItalian
- 急流, 急, 迅速, 速いJapanese
- 빠른Korean
- celeriLatin
- krāce, straujums, knašs, žigls, straujtece, ašs, straujš, ātrsLatvian
- tanguru, taihekeMāori
- брзак, брзMacedonian
- strykNorwegian
- snel, snelle, stroomversnellingDutch
- strykNorwegian Nynorsk
- hurtig, raskNorwegian
- bystrzyna, bystrze, szypot, progi, szybkiPolish
- corredeira, rápidoPortuguese
- repede, rapidRomanian
- быстрый, скорый, порог, стремнинаRussian
- snabb, hastig, forsSwedish
- รวดเร็วThai
- vifikVolapük
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