high-speed
Americanadjective
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designed to operate or operating at a high speed.
a high-speed drill.
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Photography. suitable for minimum light exposure.
high-speed film; a high-speed lens.
adjective
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employing or requiring a very short exposure time
high-speed film
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recording or making exposures at a rate usually exceeding 50 and up to several million frames per second
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working, moving, or operating at a high speed
Etymology
Origin of high-speed
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The administrator winding down Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs has sued Jane Street, alleging that the high-speed trading giant engaged in insider trading to profit unlawfully from and ultimately hasten the crypto empire’s collapse.
The BofA analyst also wrote in a January note that “emerging growth in data-center power/connectivity” is fueling analog-chip stocks, as the chips are essential for high-speed optics, temperature management and power delivery.
From MarketWatch
Netflix calls Seedance “a high-speed privacy engine” and says that they “will not stand by and watch ByteDance treat our valued IP as free, public domain clip art,” as stated in the letter.
From Los Angeles Times
“They put nets where you have really big fall zones and high-speed sections, places where you need that extra level of protection,” Morse said.
From Los Angeles Times
It was hard to miss: glitzy skyscrapers, a sprawling high-speed rail network, highways packed with electric vehicles, and a boom in green energy, robotics and artificial intelligence.
From BBC
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