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speed British & World English

the rate at which someone or something moves or operates or is able to move or operate

speeded in speed British & World English

(of a motorist or vehicle) travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit

speed in Alfvén wave British & World English

a transverse magnetohydrodynamic wave travelling in the direction of the magnetic field in a magnetized plasma. The velocity of such waves (the Alfvén velocity or speed) is characteristic for a plasma of given properties

off-speed British & World English

slower than expected

speed bag British & World English

a small punchbag used by boxers for practising quick punches

speed-up British & World English

an increase in speed, especially in a person’s or machine’s rate of working

clock speed British & World English

the operating speed of a computer or its microprocessor, expressed in cycles per second (megahertz)

high-speed British & World English

moving, operating, or happening very quickly

quad-speed British & World English

(of a CD-ROM drive, especially formerly) capable of revolving the CD-ROM at a speed of 920 rpm

speed bump (also speed hump) British & World English

a ridge set at intervals in a road surface to control the speed of vehicles

speed dial British & World English

a function on some telephones which allows numbers to be entered into a memory and dialled with the push of a single button

speed limit British & World English

the maximum speed at which a vehicle may legally travel on a particular stretch of road

speed-read British & World English

read rapidly by assimilating several phrases or sentences at once

warp speed British & World English

an extremely high speed

ground speed British & World English

an aircraft’s speed relative to the ground

shutter speed British & World English

the nominal time for which a shutter is open at a given setting

speed camera British & World English

a roadside camera triggered by speeding vehicles, taking either video footage or a photograph of the vehicle with a record of its speed

speed dating ( SpeedDating) British & World English

an organized social activity in which people seeking romantic relationships have a series of short conversations with potential partners in order to determine whether there is mutual interest

speed skating British & World English

the sport of competitive racing on specially designed skates, typically around an oval track

cruising speed British & World English

a speed for a particular vehicle, ship, or aircraft, usually somewhat below maximum, that is comfortable and economical

dictation speed British & World English

a rate of speech slow enough for someone to be able to write down what is said

pick up or get up speed in speed British & World English

(of a vehicle) go faster; accelerate

up to speed in speed British & World English

operating at full speed or at an expected rate or level

speed merchant British & World English

a motorist who enjoys driving fast

turn of speed in turn British & World English

the ability to go fast when necessary

speed up in speed British & World English

move or work more quickly

full steam or speed ahead in full1 British & World English

with as much speed or energy as possible

more haste, less speed in haste British & World English

you make better progress with a task if you don’t try to do it too quickly

speedball British & World English

a mixture of cocaine with heroin

speed hump in speed bump (also speed hump) British & World English

a ridge set at intervals in a road surface to control the speed of vehicles

speed limiter in limiter British & World English

a device that prevents a vehicle from being driven above a specified speed

speedwriting British & World English

a form of shorthand using the letters of the alphabet

speed English-French

vitesse f

speed English-German

Geschwindigkeit

speed English-Italian

velocità f inv

speed1 English-Spanish

velocidad

speed2 English-Spanish

to speed off o away

high-speed English-French

à grande vitesse

speed dial English-French

composition

speed hump English-French

ralentisseur m

speed limit English-French

limitation f de vitesse

high-speed English-German

high-speed train

speed bump English-German

Bodenschwelle

speed limit English-German

Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung

speed ramp English-German

Bodenschwelle

clock speed English-Italian

velocità f di clock