そくど – Vocabulary details

そくど

Meanings

Noun

1. speed; velocity; pace; rate

2. velocity

Alt. forms

速そく度ど

99%

そくど

Pitch accent

そ

くど

Used in: 3

Composed of

そく

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

ど

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

Used in vocabulary (58 in total)

acceleration

reaction velocity

to ease up the speed

Examples (12 in total)

彼かれは光ひかりのそくどを計けい算さんした。

He calculated the speed of light.

パトカーがかなりのそくどで走はしっていた。

The police car was driving at fairly high speed.

光ひかりのそくどは音おとのそくどよりずっと大おおきい。

The speed of light is much greater than that of sound.