Definitions | acceleration |
| noun
- (uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
- a falling body moves toward the earth with an of velocity
- (countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
- The boosters produce an acceleration of 20 metres per second per second.
- Quotations
- :A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of — I. Taylor
- (physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
Translations: - Dutch: acceleratie(nl, versnelling, f, {{t-, nl)f
- French: accélération(fr)f
- German: Beschleunigung(de)f
- Italian: accelerazione(it)f
- Spanish: aceleración(es)
Etymology: - Latin acceleratio; compare French accélération
- accelerate + -tion
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