celerity

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(in literary usage) Speed

The phantoms, for so they then seemed, were flitting on the other side of the deck, and, with a noiseless celerity, were casting loose the tackles and bands of the boat which swung there. — Moby Dick, chapter 48.

The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves)
{n} swiftness, speed, haste
a rate that is rapid
Speed
\suh-LAIR-uh-tee\, noun: Rapidity of motion or action; quickness; swiftness
The magnitude of wave velocity
{i} alacrity, rapidity, speed
Swiftness Beccaria argues that in order to be an effective deterrent, punishments must possess celerity A punishment that occurs quickly after the crime helps to form a strong connection between the punishment and the crime in the minds of the general public, so that whenever a citizen contemplates a criminal act, he will instantly recall the punishment and weigh it into his deliberation See also certainty and severity
Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness
\suh-LEHR-uh-tee\, noun: Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness
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