Collocations withspeed
These are words often used in combination withspeed.
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amazing speed
All were termed corvettes, and travelled at an amazing speed.
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astonishing speed
Now, with an astonishing speed, the immorality that used to be known to just a few of us is being discovered by most people.
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average speed
The average speed was c. 1-1.5 km h-1.
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burst of speed
This morning there was suddenly a burst of speed and clause 5 was obtained in one hour.
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constant speed
The leader is moving in a straight line with a constant speed of 1 m/s.
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desired speed
For short moves the attained (peak) speed is less than the desired speed and the velocity profile assumes a triangular shape.
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download speed
The typical download speed is between 800 kilobits and 1.4 megabits per second with burst speeds of up to 3.1 megabits per second.
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excessive speed
A subsequent inquiry established that excessive speed was the cause of the incident; the inherent stability of the vehicle is not in doubt.
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faster speed
A higher parameter would indicate faster speed of the transition.
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finite speed
Thanks to the finite speed of light, it is still possible to look into the night sky and see stars that burned out years ago.
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forward speed
It traverses at a speed greater than the forward speed.
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hypersonic speed
The vehicle is at over 200,000 feet (61 km) in altitude and hypersonic speed.
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idle speed
After another four minutes, the turbine had reached its idle speed (100 rpm at the generator).
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increased speed
Again, these findings can be attributed to the increased speed of lexical generation found in the older groups.
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increasing speed
These decreased sharply with increasing speed.
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incredible speed
They do so with incredible speed and ease.
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lightning speed
The rebels were tried and sentenced with lightning speed.
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linear speed
The linear speed-density relation (1.7) is a priori not crucial as regards qualitative features.
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maximum speed
The maximum speed is about 3 knots.
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medium speed
It goes straight forward with medium speed.
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minimum speed
This means that c = 60 cm/s is probably the minimum speed at which any claim to accuracy can be made.
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moderate speed
For liquid jet with moderate speed (typically up to 500 cmlsec), capillary effect dominates jet instability.
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normal speed
Once the inhibitory process is initiated or triggered however, it proceeds at a normal speed.
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operating speed
The lower operating speed decreases the operating cost.
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optimum speed
At speeds above the optimum, this independence breaks down because each pattern has a different optimum speed.
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orbital speed
The time between periastron and vernal equinox is a variable quantity, however, because orbital speed depends on orbital longitude as well as eccentricity.
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playback speed
The cylinder playback technology allowed for consistent playback speed, which the disc player did not.
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reduced speed
Cognitive functioning in depressive disorder seems to be characterized by a reduced speed of information processing in automatic subtasks.
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relative speed
Stimulus is for relative speed.
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relativistic speed
Relativistic plasmas occur in a variety of situations, for example, in high-power laser-plasma interactions, plasma particles may attain relativistic speed.
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running speed
The running speed depends on the number of pixels in the image, but not on the geometric complexity.
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sheer speed
The sheer speed and scope of contemporary human movement, propelled by conflict or economic pressures or the advantages of wealth, are unparalleled.
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slow speed
Therefore, slow speed often causes the loss of the part's feature.
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slower speed
That reflects the slower speed of traffic at those sites.
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stall speed
The wing is equipped with flaps that give it a stall speed of 25mphkm/h 0.
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subsonic speed
Until it reaches that point, it will be flying at subsonic speed.
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superhuman speed
He has superhuman cybernetic analytical capabilities, including the ability to process information and make calculations with superhuman speed and accuracy.
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supersonic speed
That will be at supersonic speed.
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surprising speed
With snakelike movements it wriggles away through the loose snow with surprising speed.
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sustained speed
It will have greater sustained speed, and longer endurance between refuelling.
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top speed
Horizontal acceleration decreases rapidly as they approach top speed.
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tremendous speed
This conversion to a stationary formulation, in addition to a whole set of numerical solutions, gives it its tremendous speed.
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typing speed
In theory, typing speed would seem to be the most objective criterion.
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unprecedented speed
Events then moved with unprecedented speed.
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variable speed
These are variable geometry, and variable speed.
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varying speed
Thus, the process can be interpreted as a time that increases with a randomly varying speed.
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walking speed
Optimization results with constrained walking speed.
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wind speed
Temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and rainfall were recorded.
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