Sentence examples for celerity from inspiring English sources
'celerity' is a correct and usable word in written English
It is usually used to describe great speed or rapidity in motion or action, as in "The celerity with which the runner crossed the finish line was remarkable".
Start one of your divisions on the road at once with its ammunition wagons.…Great celerity should be shown in carrying out this movement.
Later: Start one of your divisions on the road at once with its ammunition wagons.…Great celerity should be shown in carrying out this movement.
In the manner of Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici," these sentences bristle with verbs of action: "Proceed…assume command…organize…move…proceed to the reduction of…start…show great celerity".
It is generally expressed as Fr = v/ gd)1/2, in which d is depth of flow, g is the gravitational acceleration (equal to the specific weight of the water divided by its density, in fluid mechanics), v is the celerity of a small surface (or gravity) wave, and Fr is the Froude number.
His enormous vocabulary could only be derived from a mind of great celerity, responding to the literary as well as the spoken language.
Discarding all armour except for the helmet and cuirass, the Swiss were able to march 30 miles a day and attack with a celerity and discipline that were disconcerting to their adversaries.
With the best celerity-brand tie-ups, the deal fits the celebrity's personal story (and sometimes it works the other way around).
Among the celerities present were Fletcher Pratt and the rocket expert Willy Ley.
New York the ceenter of celerity.- the city of accelerated pandemonium- the place of consuming speed and demoniacal rush... View Article By Rivka Galchen By Malcolm Gladwell By T.
New York the ceenter of celerity.- the city of accelerated pandemonium- the place of consuming speed and demoniacal rush... View Article By Miranda Carter By Amos Barshad By Doreen St. Félix By George Packer.
The Celerity Group, a company based in Milpitas, Calif., that makes devices used to manufacture computer chips, filed for an initial public offering yesterday that is expected to raise as much as $300 million.
