mean velocity
nounUK /miːn vəˈlɒsəti/
US /miːn vəˈlɑːsəti/
Mean velocity is the average speed of something when you look at the whole trip.
The mean velocity of the bus was 30 miles per hour over the whole journey.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In physics, the total displacement divided by the total time taken.
The mean velocity of the car was zero because it returned to its starting point.
3. The average rate at which a fluid flows through a pipe or channel.
Engineers measured the mean velocity of water in the pipe.
4. The constant speed that would produce the same displacement in the same time.
We used mean velocity to simplify the motion problem.