hastighet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hastig +‎ -het.

Noun

hastighet f or m (definite singular hastigheta or hastigheten, indefinite plural hastigheter, definite plural hastighetene)

  1. speed, velocity

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References

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

hastighet c

  1. velocity

Usage notes

In mathematics and physics, hastighet (velocity) is a vector quantity, while fart (speed) is a scalar, namely the size of the velocity vector. In colloquial speech, both terms can be used interchangeably.

Declension

Declension of hastighet
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hastighet hastighets
definite hastigheten hastighetens
plural indefinite hastigheter hastigheters
definite hastigheterna hastigheternas

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