LIGHT SPEED Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase light speed. (close relations)
Definition of LIGHT SPEED
Best Alternative Words for LIGHT SPEED
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accelerated | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • speeded up, as of an academic course | ||||||||
breakneck | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moving at very high speed | ||||||||
brisk | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • quick and energetic • imparting vitality and energy • very active verb • become brisk | ||||||||
expeditious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by speed and efficiency | ||||||||
fast | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly • (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time • at a rapid tempo noun • abstaining from food adverb • quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) • firmly or closely adjective satellite • (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds • resistant to destruction or fading • unrestrained by convention or morality • hurried and brief • securely fixed in place • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause • (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time verb • abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons • abstain from eating | ||||||||
fleet | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership • group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership • a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership • a group of warships organized as a tactical unit adjective satellite • moving very fast verb • move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart • disappear gradually | ||||||||
quick | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
noun • any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) adverb • with little or no delay adjective satellite • accomplished rapidly and without delay • hurried and brief • moving quickly and lightly • apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity • performed with little or no delay • easily aroused or excited | ||||||||
rapid | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
noun • a part of a river where the current is very fast adjective satellite • done or occurring in a brief period of time • characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed | ||||||||
speedy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed • accomplished rapidly and without delay | ||||||||
supersonic | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air) adjective satellite • having frequencies above those of audible sound | ||||||||
swift | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight • United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) • common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks • an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) adjective satellite • moving very fast | ||||||||
speed of light | nounn | |||||||
noun • the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second | ||||||||
c | nounn | |||||||
noun • a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature • the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second • the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet • a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy • one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA, also known as also known as deoxycytidylate, or dCMP; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) • a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine • an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds • ten 10s • a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second • a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system • (music) the keynote of the scale of C major • the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet • street names for cocaine adjective satellite • being ten more than ninety |