barrel vs speed

barrel

verb
  • To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner. 

  • To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. 

  • To assume the shape of a barrel; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit barrel distortion, where the sides bulge outwards. 

noun
  • The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom. 

  • The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1). 

  • A waste receptacle. 

  • A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. 

  • The ribs and belly of a horse or pony. 

  • A ceiling-mounted tube from which lights are suspended. 

  • A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case 

  • The hollow basal part of a feather. 

  • A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. 

  • A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. 

  • Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus. 

  • Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.) 

  • A statistic derived from launch angle and exit velocity of a ball hit in play. 

speed

verb
  • To go fast. 

  • To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines. 

  • To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry. 

  • To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite. 

  • To exceed the speed limit. 

  • To increase the rate at which something occurs. 

intj
  • Called by the soundman when the recording equipment has reached running speed and is ready to go. 

noun
  • The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion. 

  • The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed). 

  • The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time. 

  • A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price. 

  • The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective. 

  • Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally. 

  • The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor. 

  • The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used. 

  • Personal preference. 

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