Look up: rapid

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   rapid
   [adj] - characterized by speed 2. [adj] - done or occurring in a brief period of time 3. [n] - a part of a river where the current is very fast
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   rapid
   a part or reach of a stream with swift and turbulent flow without pronounced falls Category: The cosmos
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   Rapid
   Rap'id (răp'ĭd) adjective [ Latin rapidus , from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Greek 'arpa`zein : confer French rapide . Confer Harpy , Ravish .] 1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. « Ascend my ...
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   Rapid
   Rap'id noun [ Confer French rapide . See Rapid , adjective ] 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.» Moor ...
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   rapid
   adjective done or occurring in a brief period of time; `a rapid rise through the ranks`
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   rapid
   noun a part of a river where the current is very fast
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   rapid
   adjective characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; `a rapid movement`; `a speedy car`; `a speedy errand boy`
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   Rapid
   A `rapid` is a section of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient causing an increase in water flow and turbulence. A rapid is a hydrological feature between a `run` (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a `cascade`. A rapid is characterized by the river becoming shallower and having some rocks exposed above the flow surface. As flowing water splashes over and around the rocks, air bubbles become mixed in with it and porti...
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   RAPID
   `RAPID` is an acronym for Rural Address Property IDentification, a scheme instituted in New Zealand to assist emergency services in identifying and locating rural properties. However, since the adoption of `Australian/New Zealand Standard 4819:2003 Geographic Information – Rural and urban addressing` in 2003, this scheme is now known as `Rural Addressing`. The acronym RAPID has since been applied to a project of the New Zealand Ministry o...
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    Rapid
    • (a.) Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman. • (a.) Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. • (a.) 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. Lawren...
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    rapid
    rapid 1. Acting, moving, or happening very quickly. 2. Occurring within a short time; happening speedily: 'rapid growth'. 3. Moving or acting with great speed; swift: 'a rapid worker'. 4. Characterized by speed: 'rapid motion'. 5. Etymologically, rapid is traced back to 1634, from Latin rapidus, 'hasty, snatching', from rapere, 'hurry away, carry o...
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