velocidad

From Latin vēlōcitās.

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /beloθiˈdad/ [be.lo.θiˈð̞að̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /belosiˈdad/ [be.lo.siˈð̞að̞]

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: ve‧lo‧ci‧dad

velocidad f (plural velocidades)

1. speed

   Synonym: rapidez

2. (physics) velocity
3. (automotive) gear

In Mexico, when used colloquially referring to a particular interlocking of gears, and while talking to the driver, the noun "velocidad" (or "marcha") is frequently ommited, as its meaning is understood by driver:

• ¿En qué lo traes? ― which gear have you set? (literally, “on what are you running it [the car]?”)
• (Lo traigo) en quinta ― fifth gear (literally, “in fifth”)

• rapidez
• celeridad

• “velocidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014