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• speed — n 1 *haste, hurry, expedition, dispatch Analogous words: *celerity, legerity, alacrity: fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, quickness (see corresponding adjectives at FAST): velocity, pace, headway (see SPEED) 2 Speed, velocity, momentum, impetus,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Speed Force — The Speed Force is a fictional concept presented in various comic books published by DC Comics.ource of all speedThe Speed Force is a vaguely defined extradimensional energy force from which most superspeed powered heroes, such as the multiple… …   Wikipedia

• The Scissors — is an aerial dog fighting maneuver, commonly used by military fighter pilots before the advent of high thrust to weight fighters (which allow for extended maneuvering in the vertical plane) in the late 1950s to mid 1960s and later, and before the …   Wikipedia

• Accelerate — Ac*cel er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accelerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accelerating}.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See {Celerity}.] 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• speed — [spēd] n. [ME sped < OE spæd, wealth, power, success, akin to spowan, to prosper, succeed < IE base * spēi , to flourish, expand > SPACE, SPARE] 1. the act or state of moving rapidly; swiftness; quick motion 2. a) the rate of movement or …   English World dictionary

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• accelerate — [ak sel′ər āt΄, ak sel′ə rāt΄; əksel′ər āt΄] vt. accelerated, accelerating [< L acceleratus, pp. of accelerare < ad , to + celerare, to hasten < celer, swift < IE base * kel , to drive > OE haldan, HOLD1] 1. to increase the speed… …   English World dictionary

• speed — I. noun Etymology: Middle English spede, from Old English spēd; akin to Old High German spuot prosperity, speed, Old English spōwan to succeed, Latin spes hope, Lithuanian spėti to be in time Date: before 12th century 1. archaic prosperity in an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• accelerate — 1. verb /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/ a) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of. to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc. b) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process …   Wiktionary

• speed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. haste, hasten, hurry, accelerate. n. velocity, dispatch, expedition, swiftness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. swiftness, celerity, briskness, activity, eagerness, haste, hurry, promptitude, acceleration …   English dictionary for students

• Speed hump — A speed hump (also called a road hump or undulation,cite web |author=ITE title=Traffic Calming Measures – Speed Hump url=http://www.ite.org/traffic/hump.htm publisher=Institute of Transportation Engineers] and in Ireland called a speed ramp) is a …   Wikipedia