slowness

English

Etymology

slow +‎ -ness

Noun

slowness (usually uncountable, plural slownesses)

  1. The quality or state of being slow.
  2. (physics) A unit, the reciprocal of velocity, that delineates the amount of time required for an object to travel a given distance.

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References

  • slowness in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • slowness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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