celeridade

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin celeritātem.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.le.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.le.ɾiˈda.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.lɨ.ɾiˈda.dɨ/ [sɨ.lɨ.ɾiˈða.ðɨ]

  • Hyphenation: ce‧le‧ri‧da‧de

Noun

celeridade f (plural celeridades)

  1. (poetic or formal) celerity; speed; quickness
    Synonyms: velocidade, rapidez
  2. (oceanography) celerity (speed of individual waves)
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