rapid

Meanings

Adjective

  • Very swift or quick.
  • Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
  • Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
  • Violent, severe.
  • Happy.

Adverb

  • Rapidly.

Noun

  • a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
  • A burst of rapid fire.

Origin

  • Borrowed from French rapide, from Latin rapidus.

Modern English dictionary

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