vitesse

Definitions of vitesse
  1. noun
    distance travelled per unit time
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    vitesse de la lumière
    the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
  2. noun
    a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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    taux de natalité
    the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
    taux de mortalité
    the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
    vitesse d'écoulement
    the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
    kilohertz
    one thousand periods per second
    kilomètres à l'heure
    the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
    mégahertz
    one million periods per second
    allure
    the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
    rythme
    the rate of some repeating event
    vitesse de la lumière
    the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
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    ordre de grandeur
    a relation between magnitudes
  3. noun
    the relative speed of progress or change
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    allure, rapidité
    a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
    rapidité
    a rate that is rapid
    expédition
    the property of being prompt and efficient
    promptitude
    the characteristic of doing things without delay
    agitation, hâte
    overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
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    propriété temporelle
    a property relating to time
  4. noun
    the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
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    mécanisme, transmission
    a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
  5. noun
    a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
    synonyms: allure, rapidité
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    agitation, hâte
    overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
    hâte, précipitation
    the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
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