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velocity vs airspeed

airspeed vs velocity

velocity and airspeed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
velocity Yes No No No
airspeed Yes No No No
As nouns, airspeed is a hyponym of velocity; that is, airspeed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than velocity:
  • velocity: distance travelled per unit time
  • airspeed: the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying
velocity (noun) airspeed (noun)
distance travelled per unit time the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying
Difference between velocity and airspeed

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