high-speed

American  

[hahy-speed] / ˈhaɪˈspid /

adjective

1. designed to operate or operating at a high speed.

   a high-speed drill.

2. Photography. suitable for minimum light exposure.

   high-speed film; a high-speed lens.

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high-speed British  

adjective

1. employing or requiring a very short exposure time

   high-speed film

2. recording or making exposures at a rate usually exceeding 50 and up to several million frames per second

3. working, moving, or operating at a high speed

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Etymology

Origin of high-speed

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

And in some cases, they are reducing the demands of high-speed corners, as they are being used to recover.

From BBC

Using a high-speed camera, the team captured behavior typically seen in solid materials.

From Science Daily

In fact, Elon Musk spent some time promoting his Hyperloop idea, a transit system that uses magnets and steel tubes for high-speed travel.

From The Wall Street Journal

SpaceX will likely focus on unpaired blocks, which essentially means it is looking to deliver high-speed broadband directly to a phone.

From Barron's

Woods' high-speed single vehicle crash near Los Angeles nearly cost the former world number one his right leg.

From BBC

Related Words

• headlong
• rapid