speed vs terminal velocity

terminal velocity vs speed

speed and terminal velocity both are nouns.

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

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speed	Yes	No	Yes	No
terminal velocity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, terminal velocity is a hyponym of speed; that is, terminal velocity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speed:

speed: distance travelled per unit time
terminal velocity: the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity

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, relative speed, relative velocity.

speed (noun)	terminal velocity (noun)
changing location rapidly	the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity
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)	terminal velocity (verb)
move faster
cause to move faster
move very fast
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
move hurridly

Difference between speed and terminal velocity

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