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speed vs relative velocity

relative velocity vs speed

speed and relative velocity both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speed Yes No Yes No
relative velocity Yes No No No
As nouns, relative velocity is a hyponym of speed; that is, relative velocity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speed:
  • speed: distance travelled per unit time
  • relative velocity: the vector difference between the velocities of two bodies : the velocity of a body with respect to another regarded as being at rest.
Other hyponyms of speed include angular velocity, airspeed, escape velocity, groundspeed, hypervelocity, muzzle velocity, peculiar velocity, radial velocity, c, light speed, speed of light, steerageway, terminal velocity, relative speed.
speed (noun) relative velocity (noun)
changing location rapidly the vector difference between the velocities of two bodies : the velocity of a body with respect to another regarded as being at rest.
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) relative velocity (verb)
move faster
cause to move faster
move very fast
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
move hurridly
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