Where does “pseudorapidity” come from?
pseudorapidity (English) comes from English rapidity, from English rapid, from French rapide, from Italian rapido, from Spanish rápido, from Latin rapidus, from Latin rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
pseudorapidity (English): A measure of the velocity of a particle relative...
Definitions
- A measure of the velocity of a particle relative...
Ancestry of “pseudorapidity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rapidity | speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid; A... |
| 2 | English | rapid | Very swift or quick; Steep, changing altitude... |
| 3 | French | rapide | fast, rapid; fast; rapidly; quickly; rapid |
| 4 | Italian | rapido | quick, fast, rapid |
| 5 | Spanish | rápido | rapid, quick, fast; rapidly, quickly, fast; rapid |
| 6 | Latin | rapidus | rapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,... |
| 7 | Latin | rapiō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |