1. (n.) Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed\; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light.

2. (n.) Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second

activity actuation alacrity amble bat briskness celerity dispatch drag droop dynamics expedition fleetness flounce gait gallop going haste headway hitch hobble hurry impetus jog kinematics kinesipathy kinesis kinesitherapy kinetics limp lock step lurch miles per hour mince mincing steps mobilization momentum motion motivation move movement moving pace paddle piaffer prance quickness rack rapidity restlessness roll running saunter scuttle shamble shuffle sidle single-foot slink slither slouch slowness speed stagger stalk step stir stirring stride stroll strolling gait strut swagger swiftness swing toddle totter tread trot unrest waddle walk