Speed
Speed noun - A high rate of movement or performance.
Terminal velocity and speed are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Terminal velocity" with "Speed", this terms are similar.
Terminal velocity
Terminal velocity noun - The constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity.
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Synonyms for Terminal velocity
Speed and terminal velocity are semantically related. You can use "Speed" instead a noun phrase "Terminal velocity".
Both terms in one sentence
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Instead of going from terminal velocity to zero, he's going from terminal velocity downwards to a not insignificant speed upwards. Yeah.
Source: Not the Fall That Kills You -
Since neither of them can fly, Zoom's speed advantage is negated since both can only fall at terminal velocity.
Source: Free-Fall Fight - The speed at which an object's drag force equals its own weight is a well-known quantity encountered by skydivers all the time: it's called the terminal velocity.
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