HOW TO PRONOUNCE
velocity
/vəˈlɑsəti/
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The second syllable carries the main beat.
Use four syllables and a light opening vowel. The c represents an s sound after the stressed vowel; keep the last two syllables lighter than the second.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The graph shows the change in velocity.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does velocity mean?
noun
- A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
- A rapidity of motion.
- The rate of occurrence.
More meanings (2)
noun
- The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
- The value corresponding to how hard a key is struck on a MIDI controller or keyboard.
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IPA pronunciation
/vəˈlɑsəti/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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It is launched into the air from a cradle in the manner of the ordinary torpedo, but the initial velocity is low.
Mr. Monck Mason estimated that the adventurer and his machine must attain in falling a velocity of some twelve miles an hour.
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There was, Mr. Lanchester said, a loose connection between the average velocity of the wind and the maximum speed of the gusts.
Its velocity can be increased, however, by lowering the temperature, on which, then, not only the transformation itself, but its rate depends.