限界速度(げんかいそくど)

げんかいそくど
noun
critical speed; limiting speed; maximum safe speed
technicalscience
1. critical speed; the maximum speed something can sustain
The upper speed at which a vehicle, machine, or moving body can still operate safely or stably; beyond it, control or structural integrity is lost. A technical term in physics and engineering.
限界速度(げんかいそくど)を超(こ)えた。
It exceeded the critical speed.
この機械(きかい)には限界速度(げんかいそくど)がある。
This machine has a maximum operating speed.
カーブで限界速度(げんかいそくど)を超(こ)えると、車(くるま)は制御(せいぎょ)を失(うしな)う恐(おそ)れがある。
If you exceed the critical speed on a curve, the car may lose control.

Formed from 限界(げんかい) (limit) plus 速度(そくど) (speed). It names the speed beyond which safe or stable operation breaks down, and is mostly a technical term.

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Compare: 制限速度(せいげんそくど) (speed limit)
Compare: 最高(さいこう)速度(そくど) (top speed)
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Added 2026.6.18 9:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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