rapid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rapid	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rapid adj done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks" characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" Synonym(s): rapid, speedy n a part of a river where the current is very fast
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rapid \Rap"id\, a. [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. [?]; cf. F. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rapid \Rap"id\, n. [Cf. F. rapide. See {Rapid}, 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. Lawrence.