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speed vs radial velocity

radial velocity vs speed

speed and radial velocity both are nouns.

speed is a verb but radial velocity is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speed Yes No Yes No
radial velocity Yes No No No
As nouns, radial velocity is a hyponym of speed; that is, radial velocity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speed:
  • speed: distance travelled per unit time
  • radial velocity: velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer
Other hyponyms of speed include angular velocity, airspeed, escape velocity, groundspeed, hypervelocity, muzzle velocity, peculiar velocity, c, light speed, speed of light, steerageway, terminal velocity, relative speed, relative velocity.
speed (noun) radial velocity (noun)
changing location rapidly velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
distance travelled per unit time
speed (verb) radial velocity (verb)
move faster
cause to move faster
move very fast
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
move hurridly
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