acceleration
Meaning
- The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
- The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
- The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
- The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
Synonyms
speeding-up
speed-up
time response
running start
spurring on
progressive increase
degree of acceleration
booster response
acc
accelerated velocity
increase of speed
accelerated speed
accelerating period
speed increase
driving on
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ək.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
First attested in 1531. From French accélération or more likely directly from Latin accelerātiō (“a hastening, acceleration”). Equivalent to accelerate + -ion.
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