Meaning of RAPIDITY
Pronunciation: | | ru'piditee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] a rate that is rapid |
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| Synonyms: | | celerity, quickness |
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| See Also: | | despatch, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, immediacy, immediateness, instancy, instantaneousness, pace, promptitude, promptness, rate | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ra*pid"i*ty\, n. [L. rapiditas: cf. F. rapidit['e].]
The quality or state of being rapid; swiftness; celerity;
velocity; as, the rapidity of growth or improvement.
Syn: -- Rapidness; haste; speed; celerity; velocity;
swiftness; fleetness; quickness; agility.
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