ātrums

== Latvian == === Etymology === From ātrs (“fast, quick”) +‎ -ums. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈāːtɾums] === Noun === ātrums m (1st declension) (physics) speed, velocity (property of motion, defined by the distance covered in a unit amount of time) skrējiena ātrums ― race speed skaņas ātrums ― speed of sound gaismas ātrums ― speed of light kosmiskais ātrums ― escape (lit. cosmic) velocity ātruma rādītājs, spidometrs — speed indicator, speedometer uzņemt ātrums ― to pick up, to increase speed zibens ātruma bezdelīgas šaujas no mājām uz lauku ― with lightning speed the swallows flew (lit. shot) from home to the field (of processes, activities, events) speed, rapidity, rate elpošanas ātrums ― breathing rate pulsācijas ātrums ― pulse, pulsation rate zivju augšanas ātrums ― fish growth rate uztveres ātrums ― perceptual speed viss norisinājās neiedomājamā ātrumā ― everything happened at an incredible speed (in locative) in a hurry, hurriedly ātrumā aizmirst ko pateikt ― to forget what to say in a hurry ātrumā kļūdīties ― to make a mistake in a hurry, hurriedly (cars, automobiles) gear braukt ar trešo ātrumu ― to ride in, with the third gear pārslēgt ātrumu ― to shift gears šoferis pārslēdza ātrumu, lai mašīna straujāk ripotu uz priekšu ― the driver shifted gears, so that the car would ride forward faster ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ašums straujums žiglums ==== Derived terms ==== kosmiskais ātrums