About The Word Rapid
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Rapid
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What's The Definition Of Rapid?
[n] a part of a river where the current is very fast
[adj] done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks" [adj] characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Rapid: fast | speedy Related Terms | Find terms related to Rapid: Rapid In Webster's Dictionary \Rap"id\, a. [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry
off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. ?; cf. F.
rapide. Cf. {Harpy}, {Ravish}.]
1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a
rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. --Milton.
2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in
quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid
recurrence; rapid succession.
3. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
\Rap"id\, n. [Cf. F. rapide. See {Rapid}, a.] The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. Row, brothers, row the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past. --Moore. |
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