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English-Thai Dictionary

celerity

N ความเร็ว  speed swiftness quickness kwam-reol

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CELERITY

n. 1. Rapidity in motion; swiftness; speed; applied most generally to bodies moving on or near the earth; as the celerity of horse or of a fowl. We speak of the velocity of sound or of light, or of a planet in its orbit. This distinction however is not general, nor can the different uses of the two words be precisely defined. We apply celerity rather than velocity to thought; but there seems to be no reason, except usage, why the two words should not be synonymous.
2. An affection of motion by which a movable body runs through a given space in a given time.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CELERITY

Ce *ler "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. celeritas, from celer swiftm speedy: sf. F.célérité. ]

 

Defn: Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness. Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight. Johnson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

celerity

ce ler i ty |səˈleritē səˈlɛrədi | noun archaic or literary swiftness of movement. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French celerite, from Latin celeritas, from celer swift.

 

Oxford Dictionary

celerity

celerity |sɪˈlɛrɪti | noun [ mass noun ] archaic or literary swiftness of movement. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French celerite, from Latin celeritas, from celer swift .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

celerity

ce ler i ty /səlérəti /名詞 U かたく (動作などの )機敏さ, 敏速さ .