In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as v) of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the...
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nickname Speed, Indiana Speed, Kansas Speed, Missouri Speed, North Carolina Speed, West Virginia Speed, Victoria, Australia Speed River, Canada Speed (ride)...
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The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant that is exactly equal to 299,792,458 metres per second (approximately...
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High-speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail...
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Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating...
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Need for Speed (NFS) is a racing game franchise published by Electronic Arts and currently developed by Criterion Games (the developers of the Burnout...
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Speed Stick is an American brand of deodorant/antiperspirant produced by multinational healthcare company Colgate-Palmolive. It was formerly known as...
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The speed of sound is the distance travelled per unit of time by a sound wave as it propagates through an elastic medium. At 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of...
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Ground speed is the horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the Earth’s surface. It is vital for accurate navigation that the pilot has an estimate...
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A speed record is a world record for speed by a person, animal, or vehicle. The function of speed record is to record the speed of moving animate objects...
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Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. Speed limits...
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In aviation, V-speeds are standard terms used to define airspeeds important or useful to the operation of all aircraft. These speeds are derived from...
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as mountains. Speed flying and speed riding are very similar sports; speed flying is when the speed wing is foot-launched, while speed riding is a winter...
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up speeder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Speeder may refer to: Railroad speeder, a small railcar Speeder (motor vessel), a 1908 launch Speeders (TV...
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Speed bumps (also called traffic thresholds, speed breakers or sleeping policemen) are a class of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection...
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Processing speed may refer to Cognitive processing speed Instructions per second, a measure of a computer's processing speed Clock speed, also known as...
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The Need for Speed is a 1994 racing game developed by EA Canada, originally known as Pioneer Productions, and published by Electronic Arts for 3DO in...
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systems, the orbital speed of an astronomical body or object (e.g. planet, moon, artificial satellite, spacecraft, or star) is the speed at which it orbits...
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Speed dial is a function available on many telephone systems allowing the user to place a call by pressing a reduced number of keys. This function is...
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The speed prior is a complexity measure similar to Kolmogorov complexity, except that it is based on computation speed as well as program length. The speed...
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Jason Watkins Jr. (born January 21, 2005), known online as IShowSpeed or simply Speed, is an American YouTuber and rapper. He is best known for his variety...
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In aerodynamics, a hypersonic speed is one that exceeds five times the speed of sound, often stated as starting at speeds of Mach 5 and above. The precise...
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Speed Racer, also known as Mach GoGoGo (Japanese: マッハGoGoGo(ゴーゴーゴー), Hepburn: Mahha GōGōGō), is a Japanese manga about automobile racing created by Tatsuo...
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speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed...
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connection speed for average and median data transfer rates for Internet access by end-users. The difference between average and median speeds is the way...
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Look up high-speed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. High Speed or high-speed may refer to: High Speed (1917 film), starring Jack Mulhall and Fritzi...
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Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots. It is described...
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Speed limits in the United States vary depending on jurisdiction. Rural freeway speed limits of 70 to 80 mph (113 to 129 km/h) are common in the Western...
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Flank speed is an American nautical term referring to a ship's true maximum speed but it is not equivalent to the term full speed ahead. Usually, flank...
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speed of an aircraft is an airspeed limitation selected by the designer of the aircraft. At speeds close to, and faster than, the maneuvering speed,...
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