Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hastighet m, f ‎(definite singular hastigheta or hastigheten, indefinite plural hastigheter, definite plural hastighetene)

1. speed, velocity

Derived terms

• vindhastighet

References

• “hastighet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

hastighet c

1. velocity

Declension

Compounds

• vinkelhastighet
• hastighetskontroll
• hastighetsmätare

See also

• fart
• hasta, hast

Usage notes

In mathematics and physics, hastighet (velocity) is a vector quantity, while fart (speed) is a scalar, namely the size of the velocity vector. In colloquial speech, both terms can be used interchangeably.