maximum speed
Highest possible pace
Maximum speed is the highest velocity something can achieve—the upper limit of how fast it can go.
For vehicles and machines, it's a specification: The car's maximum speed is 155 mph.
For humans and animals, it describes peak physical capability: He was running at maximum speed.
Speed limits set the maximum speed legally permitted on a road.
- Mach numberRatio to sonic velocity
- redlineEditorial revision marking
- pedal to the metalMaximum automotive acceleration
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- velocityDirected rate of motion
race · acceleration · turbocharger · limiter · data transfer rate · hyperloop · drag coefficient · aerodynamic design · sound barrier · kinetic energy · autobahn · fast lane · momentum · cruise control · governor · flat out · overdrive · nitro
- speedsterminal velocity, escape velocity, orbital velocity, supersonic, subsonic
- ship speedsknots, dead slow
- V-SpeedsV2, Vs
- ship measurementsbeam, breadth, depth, draft, draught
maximum speedminimum speed
Lowest acceptable rate of travel
standstill · dead stop · stall speed · idle speed · snail's pace
maximum speedminimum speed
Lowest acceptable rate of travel
idle · cruising speed · walking pace · crawl · slow motion
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