velocity
n.
speed; rate of change of the position of a moving body in relation to its speed and direction of travel
Velocity
Velocity
(n.)
Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed.
(n.)
Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Velocity
The number of times which a dollar is spent, or turns over, in a specific period of time. Velocity affects the amount of economic activity generated by a given money supply.
Velocity
in retail, the sales movement of a product measured against the category.