Definition of Speeds

1. Noun. (plural of speed) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of speed) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Speeds

1. speed [v] - See also: speed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Speeds

speedometer
speedometers
speedometre
speedometres
speedometry
speedos
speedran
speedread
speedreading
speedreads
speedrun
speedrunner
speedrunners
speedrunning
speedruns
speeds (current term)
speedshift
speedshifts
speedskate
speedskated
speedskater
speedskaters
speedskates
speedskating
speedsolving
speedster
speedsters
speedup
speedups
speedwalk

Literary usage of Speeds

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Just how high speeds will eventually be attained is hard to say. ... Doubtless higher speeds are attempted than are warranted economically. ..."

2. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"A compromise is necessary and therefore speeds are selected which will fall within ... speeds and Feeds for Turning Tables i and 2, page 261, cover turning ..."

3. Machine Tool Operation by Henry D. Burghardt (1922)
"speeds and Feeds of Twist Drills.—Owing to the variations of the hardness and ... The correct speeds and feeds must be determined by the judgment of the ..."

4. Machine Tool Operation by Henry D. Burghardt (1919)
"Direct Spindle speeds.—There are usually two or more series of speeds in all except ... They are commonly known as the direct speeds or "back gears out" and ..."

5. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1908)
"A compromise is necessary and therefore speeds are selected which will fall within ... speeds and Feeds for Turning Tables i and 2, page 179, cover turning ..."

6. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1909)
"A compromise is necessary and therefore speeds are selected which will fall within ... speeds and Feeds for Turning Tables I and 2, page 179, cover turning ..."

7. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"The investigation involved test runs over definite lengths of road, at measured truck speeds, to determine the gross battery output during these runs; ..."

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