velocitization

plural velocitizations

1. countableuncountableThe condition of being accustomed to high speeds, so that they no longer seem as fast.

   Velocitization refers simply to deceptive speeds possible on a modern expressway.

   1953, Mississippi Highways - Volumes 22-23, page 9

   2 more examples

   Velocitization is a special danger when leaving a freeway. You may misjudge your speed on the exit ramp and come suddenly upon traffic stopped at a junction point connecting a lower speed roadway.

   1985, Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Road Worthy, →ISBN, page 103

   To prevent velocitization, the feeling of going slower than you really are, keep checking the speedometer while you drive.

   1996, Heward Grafftey, Safety Sense: How to Live Safely and Prevent Death and Injury, →ISBN

2. countableuncountablebiologyThe process of subjecting a sample to extreme speeds

   A velocitization is sometimes used between two density-gradient ultracentrifugations to [19] mitochondrial genomics 317.

   2005, Molecular Evolution, Producing the Biochemical Data, →ISBN

   2 more examples

   A single gradient (part B) usually will suffice, although to obtain maximum purity (e.g., for use as a probe), a velocitization step (part D) and a second CsCl-PI gradient (part E) are added. The velocitization differs from equilibrium gradients in that molecules are pelleted at a rate proportional to their size and largeley independent of conformation.

   1996, David M. Hillis, Craig Moritz, Barbara K. Mable, Molecular Systematics, page 283

   For most enzymatic manipulations, including restriction endonuclease digestion, end-labelling, nick translation, or primer extension labelling (random priming), it is usually not necessary to perform the velocitization and final gradient steps.

   1998, A. Rus Hoelzel, Molecular Genetic Analysis of Populations: A Practical Approach, →ISBN