vertical velocity

collocation in English

meaningsofverticalandvelocity

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withvelocity.
vertical
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/
us
/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
See more atvertical
velocity
noun[C or U]
uk
/vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/
us
/vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
the speed at which an object ...
See more atvelocity

(Definition ofverticalandvelocityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvertical velocity

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The usual technique for analysing the problem defined above starts with the derivation of a single equation for theverticalvelocitycomponent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theverticalvelocityin the right vortex is spatially distributed as in the left vortex.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consider, for example, a horizontally homogeneous situation with a vertical gradient in theverticalvelocityvariance uk.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In response, averticalvelocityfield is generated in order to conserve density.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some values of the maximum speed of theverticalvelocityinside and outside the front are also given in table 1.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The resultingverticalvelocityof the lifting foot should then be pointed upwards, which is checked during the simulation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The different flows are represented in figure 6 by a plot of theverticalvelocityin the horizontal midplane.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Figure 6 displays slices ofverticalvelocityto indicate that there is an underlying fine-scale turbulent flow.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is assumed that the waves are of small amplitude and only the first-order term is retained, and that the currentverticalvelocityis negligible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The direction of theverticalvelocityis reversed for the upper and lower contours since isopycnal deformations are opposite.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Verticalvelocitycontours at the same level as the isopycnal surfaces are shown in figure 3(b).
From theCambridge English Corpus
From a fixed starting point, ballooners will only ascend when their drag-induced terminal velocity is less than theverticalvelocityof the wind.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is interesting to note that the pressure is still hydrostatic but theverticalvelocitycannot be neglected, as commonly assumed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is noted that this amplitude is much smaller than that of the maximumverticalvelocitydiscussed above.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As observed, theverticalvelocitychanges its sign on the hull.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofvertical
Go to the definition ofvelocity
See other collocations withvelocity