RAPID

rapid

(adjective) done or occurring in a brief period of time; “a rapid rise through the ranks”

rapid, speedy

(adjective) characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; “a rapid movement”; “a speedy car”; “a speedy errand boy”

rapid

(noun) a part of a river where the current is very fast

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rapid (comparative more rapid or rapider, superlative most rapid or rapidest)

Very swift or quick.

Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)

Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)

(England, dialectal) Violent, severe.

(obsolete, dialectal) Happy.

Adverb

rapid (comparative more rapid, superlative most rapid)

(archaic or colloquial) Rapidly.

Noun

rapid (plural rapids)

(often, in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

(dated) A burst of rapid fire.

Anagrams

• Pardi, adrip, pardi, parid

Source: Wiktionary


Rap"id, a. Etym: [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.]

1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. Milton.

2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.

3. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.

Rap"id, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rapide. See Rapid, a.]

Definition: The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. Row, brothers, row the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past. Moore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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