rapid

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   done or occurring in a brief period of time

   a rapid rise through the ranks

2. 2
   adj

   Very swift or quick.

   a rapid stream

3. 3
   noun

   Ellipsis of rapid chess.

   In these rapid games we had just twenty-five minutes each to make all our moves, a far cry from traditional chess, where games can last up to seven hours.

4. 4
   adj

   characterized by speed

5. 5
   noun

   a part of a river where the current is very fast

6. 6
   adj

   Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)

7. 7
   adj

   Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)

8. 8
   adj

   Violent, severe.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rp-i-der. Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idus Latin rapidusder. Middle French rapidebor. ▲ Latin rapidusbor. English rapid Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.