Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foot per second

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: foot per sec-ond
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a unit of both speed and velocity, expressing the distance in feet traveled or displaced, divided by the time in seconds

Inflected Forms

feet per second (plural) fps (alternative)

Questions

What does foot per second mean?: a unit of both speed and velocity, expressing the distance in feet traveled or displaced, divided by the time in seconds

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