celerity

İngilizce - Türkçe

celerity teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı: {i} çabukluk; hız; sürat; (Askeri) dalga hızı

İngilizce - İngilizce

celerity teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: (in literary usage) Speed
The phantoms, for so they then seemed, were flitting on the other side of the deck, and, with a noiseless celerity, were casting loose the tackles and bands of the boat which swung there. — Moby Dick, chapter 48.; The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves); {n} swiftness, speed, haste; a rate that is rapid; Speed; \suh-LAIR-uh-tee\, noun: Rapidity of motion or action; quickness; swiftness; The magnitude of wave velocity; {i} alacrity, rapidity, speed; Swiftness Beccaria argues that in order to be an effective deterrent, punishments must possess celerity A punishment that occurs quickly after the crime helps to form a strong connection between the punishment and the crime in the minds of the general public, so that whenever a citizen contemplates a criminal act, he will instantly recall the punishment and weigh it into his deliberation See also certainty and severity; Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness; \suh-LEHR-uh-tee\, noun: Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness