What does velocidad in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word velocidad in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use velocidad in Spanish.

The word velocidad in Spanish means speed, speed, gear, at high speeds, at high speed, at full speed, at top speed, excessive speed, high speed line, speeding fine, slow down, feeling of speed, cruising speed, speed of movement, speed of light, response time, speed limit, median speed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word velocidad

speed

nombre femenino (física: relación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La velocidad de la luz es de 299,792,458 metros por segundo.
The speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second.

speed

nombre femenino (rapidez)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La velocidad de respuesta de nuestro equipo de socorro ha sido mejorada.
The response speed of our relief team has improved.

gear

nombre femenino (AmL (marchas de un coche) (car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedes cambiar de velocidad sin embragar o vas a destrozar la caja de cambios.
You can't switch gears without engaging the clutch or you will break the transmission.

at high speeds, at high speed

locución adverbial (muy rápido)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Los autos recorren este tramo de la carretera a gran velocidad.
Cars drive along this stretch of the road at high speed.

at full speed, at top speed

locución adverbial (muy rápido)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Los atletas pasaron a toda velocidad y ni siquiera pude tomarles una foto.
The athletes ran past at full speed and I couldn't even get a photo of them.

excessive speed

locución nominal masculina (sobrepasa el límite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Conducir a exceso de velocidad entorpece la capacidad de reacción.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Speeding is the main cause of motorbike accidents.

high speed line

nombre femenino (ferroviaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es mejor viajar en la línea de alta velocidad.
It's better to travel using the high speed line.

speeding fine

locución nominal femenina (infracción de tráfico) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad.
They gave him a speeding fine.

slow down

locución verbal (aminorar la velocidad) (informal)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
El coche redujo la velocidad antes de llegar al semáforo.
The car slowed down before arriving at the traffic light.

feeling of speed

(percepción de velocidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cruising speed

locución nominal femenina (velocidad estable) (airplane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando el avión alcance la velocidad crucero, los pasajeros podrán levantarse de sus asientos.
When the plane reaches cruising speed, passengers can get up from their seats.

speed of movement

(de una herramienta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

speed of light

locución nominal femenina (física: medida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El valor de la velocidad de la luz está establecido en 300.000 km/s.

response time

(de un electrónico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

speed limit

(permitida al conducir) (road)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La velocidad máxima en esta calle es de 80 km por hora.
The speed limit on this street is 80 km per hour.

median speed

(física: de un intervalo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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