speed

Definitions of speed
  1. noun
    changing location rapidly
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    types:
    acceleratievermogen, versnelling
    the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
    rotklus
    the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
    type of:
    beweging, omzetting, stroming, translocatie, transpositie, verplaatsing
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
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