velositas

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vēlōcitās (“speed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /vəloˈsitas/ [fə.loˈsi.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -itas
• Syllabification: ve‧lo‧si‧tas

Noun

velositas (plural velositas-velositas)

1. (mechanics) velocity: a vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.

   Synonym: kecepatan

   Synonym: halaju (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “velositas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.