Pace

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 2 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.5 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /peɪs/

Etymology 1

From Old (and modern) French pas.

Noun

Pace (plural Paces)

1. A step taken with the foot.

   Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron's honor

2. Speed or velocity.

   OHSU accelerates pace of technology spin-offs.

3. (cricket) a measure of the hardness of the pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing

Derived terms

• pace car
• pacemaker
• pacer

Translations

• Catalan: pas m
• Chinese: 步幅
• Dutch: tempo n
• Finnish: askel (1), nopeus (2), vauhti (2)
• French: pas m
• Galician: paso m
• German: Schritt m
• Greek: ρυθμός m
• Hungarian lépés
• Italian: passo m
• Japanese: 歩調, 歩幅, ペース
• Korean: 걸음
• Polish: (1) krok m, (2) tempo n
• Portuguese: ritmo m
• Russian: шаг m (1), ритм m (2)
• Slovene: korak m (1)
• Spanish: paso m

Adjective

Positive pace

Comparative more pace

Superlative most pace

1. (cricket) describing a bowler who bowls fast balls

Verb

Infinitive to pace

Third person singular paces

Simple past paced

Past participle paced

Present participle pacing

1. To walk back and forth in a small area
2. To set the speed in a race

Translations

French: arpenter (1)

Etymology 2

Alteration of Pasch.

Noun

Singular pace

Plural paces

1. Easter.

Derived terms

• pace egg

Anagrams

• cape

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Italian

Etymology

Latin pax, pacis

Noun

pace f

1. peace

Related terms

• pacatezza
• pacato
• pacificare
• pacifico

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