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celer-
(Latin: fast, speed, swift, rapid)
tacho-, tach-, tachy-
(Greek: fast, speed, swift, rapid)
veloci-, veloc-, velo-
(Latin: fast, speed, swift, rapid)
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adjustable speed drive (s) (noun), adjustable speed drives (pl)
Drives that save energy by ensuring the electric motor's speed is properly matched to the load placed on the motor.
This entry is located in the following unit: junct-, jug-, join- (page 1)
electronic speed control
A system in which a motor's speed is controlled by feedback from a frequency-sensing circuit attached to the mechanism that is being powered.

Changes from the desired speed cause corrective signals to speed up or to slow down the motor.

This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 68)
idle speed adjustment
The alteration of the engine idle speed of a vehicle or other motor-driven machine.
This entry is located in the following unit: junct-, jug-, join- (page 5)
variable-speed (s) (noun), variable-speeds (pl)
Describing a wind turbine in which the rotor speed increases and decreases with changing wind forces, producing electricity with a fluctuating level of power and voltage.

Contrasted with a fixed-speed turbine, which has a virtually constant rotor speed; typically a 1-2% variation.

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speed
A measurement of how fast a car is going.

A car's speed can be determined by dividing the distance it travels by the time it takes to get to a destination.

This entry is located in the following unit: Automobile or Related Car Terms (page 5)
expeditious, expedite
(characterized by speed and efficiency, or carried out promptly and efficiently)
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speed limit (s) (noun), speed limits (pl)
The fastest movement allowed for vehicles in a specified area or on certain streets or roads: Germans are all revved up over speed limits on German autobahns.

Half of the 12,000 kilometers of autobahns already have speed limits as do smaller roads; however, the "anything-goes" stretches of the autobahn are the fastest public roads in the world.

Germany has a significant economic incentive to resist a speed limit because it builds some of the world's fastest cars, and the autobahn is a valuable showcase and marketing tool for the industry.

—Compiled from excerpts in the
International Herald Tribune by Mark Landler, March 16, 2007; pages 1 & 8.
This entry is located in the following unit: English Words in Action, Group S (page 11)