 acceleration |
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| 1. | [ noun ] an increase in speed | |
| Examples: | "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" |
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| Related terms: | deceleration speed pickup precipitation accelerate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | |
| Synonyms: | speedup quickening | |
| Related terms: | speed accelerate accelerate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (physics) a rate of change of velocity | |
| Related terms: | rate centripetal_acceleration physics | |
| Similar spelling: |
accelerating accelerative accelerate accelerator accelerated accelerando acceleratory accelerometer |
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