n. The velocity at which the mode of flow of a liquid, in a pipe or channel, is modified by the setting up of eddy-motion and the consequent interruption of the stream lines.n. Same as critical velocity .n. The velocity of a given individual wave-length of light as opposed to the group velocity of a complex beam taken as a whole.n. Quickness of motion; speed in movement; swiftness; rapidity; celerity: used only (or chiefly) of inanimate objects. See def. 2.n. .2. In physics, rate of motion; the rate at which a body changes its position in space; the rate of change of position of a point per unit of time.n. In music, decided rapidity of tempo or pace, particularly in a bravura passage.