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velo meaning in English

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velo noun

veil [veils]noun
[UK: veɪl] [US: ˈveɪl]
The veil of ignorance is getting thinner. = Il velo dell'ignoranza si sta assottigliando.

velo noun
{m}

haze [hazes](dullness of finish on a highly reflective surface)
noun
[UK: heɪz] [US: ˈheɪz]

velo palatino noun
{m}

soft palate [soft palates](tissue)
noun
[UK: sɒft ˈpæ.lət] [US: ˈsɑːft ˈpæ.lət]

veloce adjective

fast [faster, fastest](moving or capable of moving with great speed)
adjective
[UK: fɑːst] [US: ˈfæst]
He's fast. = Lui è veloce.

quick [quicker, quickest](moving with speed)
adjective
[UK: kwɪk] [US: ˈkwɪk]
I'll be quick. = Sarò veloce.

swift [swifter, swiftest](fast; quick)
adjective
[UK: swɪft] [US: ˈswɪft]
Time goes very swiftly. = Il tempo passa molto velocemente.

veloce adjective
{m} {f}

expeditious(Fast, prompt, speedy)
adjective
[UK: ˌek.spɪ.ˈdɪ.ʃəs] [US: ˌek.spə.ˈdɪ.ʃəs]

veloce come un fulmine adjective

lightning fast(fast as lightning)
adjective

veloce come un lampo adjective

lightning fast(fast as lightning)
adjective

velocemente adverb

fast(with great speed)
adverb
[UK: fɑːst] [US: ˈfæst]
I talk fast. = Parlo velocemente.

in short order(quickly)
adverb

velocipede noun
{m}

velocipede(Early two-wheeled conveyance)
noun
[UK: və.ˈlɒ.sɪ.piːd] [US: və.ˈlɒ.sɪ.piːd]

velociraptor noun
{m}

velociraptor(dinosaur)
noun
[UK: və.ˈlɒ.sə.ˌræp.tə(r)] [US: və.ˈlɒ.sə.ˌræp.tər]

velocità noun
{f}

speed [speeds](rapidity)
noun
[UK: spiːd] [US: ˈspiːd]
Speed kills. = La velocità uccide.

sprint [sprints](short race at top speed)
noun
[UK: sprɪnt] [US: ˈsprɪnt]

velocity [velocities](vector quantity)
noun
[UK: və.ˈlɒ.sɪ.ti] [US: və.ˈlɑː.sə.ti]

velocità angolare noun
{f}

angular velocity(angle turned in a given time)
noun
[UK: ˈæŋ.ɡjʊ.lə(r) və.ˈlɒ.sɪ.ti] [US: ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lər və.ˈlɑː.sə.ti]

velocità del suono noun
{f}

speed of sound(speed at which sound is propagated)
noun
[UK: spiːd əv ˈsaʊnd] [US: ˈspiːd əv ˈsaʊnd]

velocità della luce noun
{f}

lightspeed(the speed of light)
noun

speed of light(the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum)
noun
[UK: spiːd əv laɪt] [US: ˈspiːd əv ˈlaɪt]

velocità di fuga noun
{f}

escape velocity(minimum velocity)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈskeɪp və.ˈlɒ.sɪ.ti] [US: ə.ˈskeɪp və.ˈlɑː.sə.ti]

velocizzare verb

streamline [streamlined, streamlining, streamlines](to design an object so as to offer least resistance to its flow through a fluid)
verb
[UK: ˈstriːm.laɪn] [US: ˈstriːm.ˌlaɪn]

velodromo noun
{m}

velodrome [velodromes](arena for bicycle racing)
noun
[UK: ˈve.lə.drəʊm] [US: ˈve.lədroʊm]

velopendulo noun
{m}

soft palate [soft palates](tissue)
noun
[UK: sɒft ˈpæ.lət] [US: ˈsɑːft ˈpæ.lət]

alta velocità ferroviaria noun

high-speed rail(type of rail transport)
noun

appuntamento veloce verb

speed date(date in a speed dating event)
verb

autovelox noun
{m}

speed camera(camera to detect speeding vehicles)
noun

cosa veloce noun
{f}

quickie(something made or done swiftly)
noun
[UK: ˈkwɪk.i] [US: ˈkwɪk.i]

eccesso di velocità noun
{m}

speeding(driving faster than the legal speed limit)
noun
[UK: ˈspiːd.ɪŋ] [US: ˈspiːd.ɪŋ]

limite di velocità noun
{m}

speed limit(maximum speed permitted)
noun
[UK: spiːd ˈlɪ.mɪt] [US: ˈspiːd ˈlɪ.mət]

pattinaggio di velocità noun
{m}

speed skating(The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates)
noun
[UK: spiːd ˈskeɪt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈspiːd ˈskeɪt.ɪŋ]

quadrivelocità noun
{f}

four-velocity(generalization of velocity)
noun

zucchero a velo noun
{m}

powdered sugar(very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊ.dərd ˈʃʊ.ɡər]