Speed (disambiguation)
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Speed
is the rate of motion, change, or activity.
Speed may also refer to:
Persons named Speed:
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Speed
In kinematics, the speed of an object is the magnitude of its velocity ; it is thus a scalar quantity. The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance traveled by the object divided by the duration of the interval; the instantaneous speed is the limit of the average speed as...
is the rate of motion, change, or activity.
Speed may also refer to:
- LuckLuckLuck or fortuity is good fortune which occurs beyond one's control, without regard to one's will, intention, or desired result. There are at least two senses people usually mean when they use the term, the prescriptive sense and the descriptive sense...
, good fortune
Persons named Speed:
- Speed (name)
In media, leisure and culture:
- Speed Art MuseumSpeed Art MuseumThe Speed Art Museum, originally known as the J.B. Speed Memorial Museum, now colloquially referred to as the Speed by locals, is the oldest, largest, and foremost museum of art in Kentucky...
, Louisville, Kentucky - Speed (1936 film)Speed (1936 film)Speed is a 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action film starring James Stewart in his first starring role, and Wendy Barrie. Although only a low-budget "B" movie, the film was notable for its realistic cinematography by Lester White, incorporating scenes from the Indianapolis 500 race and on-location...
, an American film starring James Stewart - Speed (1984 film), an IMAX documentary
- Speed (1994 film), an American film starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock
- Speed (2007 film)Speed (2007 film)Speed is an Bollywood action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Harry Baweja. The film stars Zayed Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Aashish Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani and Sanjay Suri. It is a remake of the 2004 action flick, Cellular....
, an Indian film starring Zayed Khan and Urmila Matondkar - Speed (serial)Speed (serial)Speed is a 1922 action film serial directed by George B. Seitz.The story is a typically convoluted serial plot. Speed Stnsbury is heir to a large fortune. A master criminal hires someone to frame Speed for murder and bank robbery...
, a 1922 film serial directed by George B. Seitz - Speed (novel)Speed (novel)Speed, first published in 1970, was the first of three published works by William S. Burroughs, Jr., the son of the Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs....
, a novel by William S. Burroughs Jr. - Speed (comics)Speed (comics)Speed is a fictional character and member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. His appearance is patterned on that of Quicksilver and first appeared in the comic book Young Avengers #10...
, a speedster and a new member of the Young Avengers - Speed (band)Speed (band)Speed is an Okinawan female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX.Speed made their major label debut on August 5, 1996 and...
, a Japanese musical group - Speed (card game)Speed (card game)Speed is a game for two or more players of the shedding family of card games, in which each player tries to get rid of all of his cards. Speed is a game associated with the game Nertz.- Dealing :...
- Speed (song), a song by Bond
- Speed (1994 song), a song by Billy Idol
- Speed (Montgomery Gentry song)Speed (Montgomery Gentry song)"Speed" is a single by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was the second single from their 2002 album My Town. The title from the cover of this single borrows its font from Speed Racer."She Couldn't Change Me" was included as a B-side....
, a song by country music duo Montgomery-Gentry - Speed (Oakwood), a roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park in Wales
- Speed-The RideSpeed-The RideSpeed-The Ride was a roller coaster located on the Las Vegas Strip at the now-defunct Sahara Hotel and Casino.According to the roller coaster database, Speed-The Ride is a double LIM Shuttle Loop Coaster that accelerates to ending on a 90-degree section...
, a roller coaster at the Sahara hotel and casino in Las Vegas, NV - Speed metalSpeed metalSpeed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by Allmusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music....
, a subgenre of heavy metal music, commonly referred to as simply "speed" - SpeedcoreSpeedcoreSpeedcore is a form of hardcore techno that is characterized by a high rate of beats per minute and aggressive themes. The name originates from the high BPM rate, which rarely drops below 300 BPM. Earlier Speedcore tracks averaged at about 250 BPM, whereas more recent tracks sometimes exceed 1000 BPM...
, a subgenre of hardcore house, commonly referred to as simply "speed" - Speed (TV channel), an American TV channel devoted to motorsports and automobiles
- "Speed 3Speed 3"Speed 3" is the third episode of the third series of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and the 20th episode overall. It is a parody of the films Speed and Speed 2: Cruise Control...
", an episode of the sitcom Father Ted - Speed (TV series)Speed (TV series)Speed was a BBC television series about the history of fast vehicles, including aeroplanes, boats and cars. The show was presented by Jeremy Clarkson and consisted of six episodes. Each focused on a different aspect of speed...
, presented by Jeremy Clarkson. - Speed (ride)Speed (ride)Speed is an amusement ride design produced by the Dutch company KMG. It is commonly referred to as KMG Booster, due to its similarity with the Fabbri Booster ride....
, an amusement ride
In places:
- Speed, former name of Speedway, CaliforniaSpeedway, CaliforniaSpeedway is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located southeast of Chico on the Northern Pacific Railroad.-References:...
, United States - Speed, IndianaSpeed, IndianaSpeed is an unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. It was previously known as Petersburg....
, United States - Speed, KansasSpeed, KansasSpeed is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 37.-History:In 2008, the Hot Wheels 40th Anniversary Cross-Country Road Trip held a special event in Speed. It was only one of six stops in the USA....
, United States - Speed, North CarolinaSpeed, North CarolinaSpeed is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 70 at the 2000 census. The town of Speed was founded by Andrew Jackson Parker Sr...
, United States - Speed, VictoriaSpeed, VictoriaSpeed is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 143 km from Mildura, Victoria and about 410 km from Melbourne.Speed is the venue of the Mallee Machinery Field Days, first held in 1979. It is run over two days in August and has over 8,000 people attend. It is run by the...
, Australia - Speed RiverSpeed RiverThe Speed River is a river that flows through Wellington County and the Region of Waterloo in western Ontario, Canada. It flows south from its source near Orton, through Guelph, where it is joined by the Eramosa River, then through the towns of Hespeler and Preston, finally uniting with the Grand...
, Canada
In recreational drug
Recreational drug use
Recreational drug use is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal...
slang
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
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- Speed can refer to amphetamineAmphetamineAmphetamine or amfetamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat,...
and substituted amphetamineSubstituted amphetamineSubstituted amphetamines are a chemical class of stimulants, entactogens, hallucinogens, and other drugs. They feature a phenethylamine core with a methyl group attached to the alpha carbon resulting in amphetamine, along with additional substitutions...
s.
In other uses:
- Speed (finance), in Quantitative Finance, a third order derivative of an option pricing function versus the underlying spot price.
- J. B. Speed School of EngineeringJ. B. Speed School of EngineeringSpeed Scientific School was founded in 1924 as part of the University of Louisville in the U.S. state of Kentucky with money from the James Breckenridge Speed Foundation which was created by his children William S. Speed and Olive Speed Sackett to honor J. B. Speed.In 2004, the J.B. Speed...
, formerly Speed Scientific School, at the University of Louisville - Transmission (mechanics)Transmission (mechanics)A machine consists of a power source and a power transmission system, which provides controlled application of the power. Merriam-Webster defines transmission as: an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a...
gear or sprocket configuration