Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 20 compound words that contain speeds. The most common are listed below. Open speeds in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- speeds upthird-person singular simple present indicative of speed up: To accelerate; to increase speed.
- wind speedsplural of wind speed: The local speed of the wind.
- high speedsplural of high speed: That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
- speeds of lightplural of speed of light: The speed of electromagnetic radiation, which in a perfect vacuum is equivalent to 299,792,458 metres per second.
- V speedsplural of V speed: Any of a group of standard airspeeds.
- shutter speedsplural of shutter speed: The duration of time for which the shutter of a camera remains open when exposing photographic film or other photosensitive material to light for the purpose of recording an image.
- bat speedsplural of bat speed: The speed of the bat during a swing.
- clock speedsplural of clock speed: The rate, measured in hertz, at which a processor performs its fundamental operations.
- closing speedsplural of closing speed: The speed of a moving object relative to another object which it is approaching.
- film speedsplural of film speed: A measure of a film's sensitivity to light; faster films needing shorter exposures
- four-speedsplural of four-speed: Having four forward speeds.
- ground speedsplural of ground speed: The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground.
- hip speedsplural of hip speed: The speed of rotation of the hips of a batter during a swing.
- lightning speedsplural of lightning speed: An extremely high speed; great rapidity.
- line speedsplural of line speed: The maximum speed at which trains can run on a given railway line, or section of line.
- ten-speedsplural of ten-speed: Having ten gears.
- top speedsplural of top speed: The fastest or maximum speed possible at which something can move.
- twelve-speedsplural of twelve-speed: Having twelve gears.
- wire speedsplural of wire speed: The speed at which a wire moves through a machine
- hull speedsplural of hull speed: The speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the boat length. In the sailship era the hull speed was regarded as an approximate limit for the speed a ship could reach.
- displacement speedsplural of displacement speed: hull speed
- warp speedsplural of warp speed: A hypothetical, extremely rapid, speed, resulting from entering a separate dimension, termed hyperspace; much faster than the speed of light.
- stall speedsplural of stall speed: The airspeed at which the lift generated by an aircraft flying with an angle of attack equal to the stall angle (the point of maximum lift for a given airspeed) is exactly equal to the aircraft's weight; the minimum …
- synchronous speedsplural of synchronous speed: The frequency of rotation of the magnetic field inside an AC induction motor.
- idling speedsplural of idling speed: The speed, measured in revolutions per minute, of an internal-combustion engine when it is running, but is at rest and without power being applied, typically with transmission in neutral.
Compound words 20
- multispeedsMultiple speeds.
- speedstersplural of speedster: One who is noted for being very fast.
- airspeedsplural of airspeed: The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
- godspeedsplural of godspeed: Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.
- Goodspeedsplural of Goodspeed: A surname.
- groundspeedsplural of groundspeed: The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground.
- lightspeedsplural of lightspeed: The speed of light (in vacuum unless another medium is specified).
- linespeedsplural of linespeed: The maximum speed at which trains can run on a given railway line, or section of line.
- misspeedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of misspeed: To fail in an attempt to speed something along.
- outspeedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outspeed: To exceed in speed or velocity; outstrip.