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noun 
  1. (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
  1. (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
  1. (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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