Velocity in Malayalam

ഗതിവേഗം (gathivegam) is velocity in the textbook sense, joining the words for motion and speed. Say ga-thi-ve-gam. Physics papers and school problems use it where English says velocity rather than speed.

Most common translation

ഗതിവേഗം (gathivegam)

Velocity.

മലകയറ്റത്തിൽ വണ്ടിയുടെ ഗതിവേഗം കുറഞ്ഞു.

malakayattathil vandiyude gathivegam kuranju

On the hill climb the vehicle's speed dropped.

All Malayalam words for “velocity”

പ്രവേഗം (pravegam) is great speed or momentum in ordinary writing, closer to a rush than to a measured quantity.

Common questions

How do you say velocity in Malayalam?

Velocity is ഗതിവേഗം (gathivegam).

What is the difference from plain speed?

Speed on its own is the second half of this compound; ഗതിവേഗം (gathivegam) is the technical pairing used when direction matters.