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

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hastighet hastigheten hastigheter hastigheterna
Genitive hastighets hastighetens hastigheters hastigheternas

Derived terms

See also

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