Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relative speed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: rel-a-tive speed
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the vector difference between the velocities of two bodies : the velocity of a body with respect to another regarded as being at rest.

Example Sentences

"The motion may have a different appearance as viewed from a different reference frame, but this can be explained by including the relative velocity of the reference frame in the description of the motion."

Synonyms

relative velocity

Questions

What does relative speed mean?: the vector difference between the velocities of two bodies : the velocity of a body with respect to another regarded as being at rest.

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