RAPID


Meaning of RAPID in English

■ adjective happening in a short time or at great speed.

■ noun (usu. ~s ) a fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C17: from L. ~us , from rapere 'take by force'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.