Rate
Velocity
Velocity noun - A high rate of movement or performance.
Usage example: the velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second
How words are described
| good | good rate | good velocity |
| high | high rate | high velocity |
| full | full rate | full velocity |
| low | low rate | low velocity |
| Other adjectives: normal, fixed, fast, current, average, infinite, critical, poor, actual, constant, increased, extreme, great, lower, highest, tremendous, greater, reduced, maximum, insane, higher, faster, slower. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Their anti-infantry weapons fire molecule-thin shuriken discs at an extremely high velocity and rate of fire, and it often takes many, many, many dice rolls to complete their ranged attack.
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The Elite appears in Battlefield 4 as the Scout Elite, having weaker damage than some of the other sniper rifles, but a faster rate of fire, aim speed, and bullet velocity.
Source: Cool Guns / Sniper Rifles -
The protagonists fly their Generation Ship to an Alternate Dimension by accelerating the ship to an infinite velocity at a rate of one-G for about a year.
Source: Artificial Gravity
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