ac·cel·er·a·tion

(ăk-sĕl′ə-rā′shən)

a. The act of accelerating.

b. The process of being accelerated.

2. Abbr. a Physics The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.

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acceleration

(ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən)

1. the act of accelerating or the state of being accelerated

2. (General Physics) the rate of increase of speed or the rate of change of velocity. Symbol: a

3. (General Physics) the power to accelerate. Symbol: a

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ac•cel•er•a•tion

(ækˌsɛl əˈreɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity.

2. a change in velocity.

3. the time rate of change of velocity with respect to magnitude or direction; the derivative of velocity with respect to time.

[1525–35; < Latin]

ac·cel·er·a·tion

(ăk-sĕl′ə-rā′shən)

The rate of change of the speed or direction of a moving body with respect to time. See more at gravity, relativity.

Did You Know? Most people know that an object has weight because of the pull of gravity, but did you know that weight is actually an indication that an object is being accelerated? When you're in an elevator, for example, as the elevator accelerates upward or downward you feel as if your weight is changing—you feel heavier when the elevator is accelerating upward, and lighter as it accelerates downward. Stand on a bathroom scale in the elevator, and you'll see that the effect is real: the readout on the scale does indeed change as the elevator accelerates. When it accelerates upward and you feel heavier, the readout increases; when it accelerates downward and you feel lighter, the readout decreases. Exactly what is changing as you move upward and downward in the elevator? It isn't your mass—the amount of matter in your body. That remains the same. Actually, it's your acceleration that is changing. Your speed and direction are changing, as the elevator moves faster or slower and goes up or down. So the changes in your weight shown on the scale actually are a measure of changes in your acceleration.

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acceleration

Rate of change in velocity, measured in feet (meters) per second per second (ft(m)/sec2).

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	acceleration - an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" getaway, pickup - the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup" precipitation - an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise" alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" deceleration, retardation, slowing - a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"
	2.	acceleration - the act of accelerating; increasing the speed speedup, quickening hurrying, speeding, speed - changing location rapidly deceleration - the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"
	3.	acceleration - (physics) a rate of increase of velocity natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" angular acceleration - (physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body centripetal acceleration - the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" deceleration - (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

acceleration

noun

1. hastening, hurrying, stepping up (informal), expedition, speeding up, stimulation, advancement, promotion, spurring, quickening He has called for an acceleration of political reforms.

2. speeding up, gathering speed, opening up, increasing speed Acceleration to 60 mph takes a mere 5.7 seconds.

3. increase, rise, development, gain, growth, boost, expansion, extension, enlargement, escalation, upsurge, upturn, increment, intensification, augmentation the recent acceleration of house prices

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Translations

إسْرَاع، تَسَارُعتَسْريع

zrychleníurychlení

accelerationøgning

Beschleunigung

επιτάχυνση

aceleración

kiihtyvyyskiihdytys

accélération avancement

תאוצה

ubrzanjeakceleracija

gyorsítássiettetés

hröîun, hraîaaukning

accelerazione

加速

가속

versnelling acceleratie

akselerasjon økning

przyspieszenie akceleracja

aceleração

acceleraţie

ускорение разгон

zrýchlenie

pospešek

acceleration

การเพิ่มความเร็ว

hızlanma ivme

sự tăng tốc

加速

acceleration

[ækˌseləˈreɪʃən]

A. N (esp Aut) → aceleración f

B. CPD acceleration clause N (Fin) → provisión f para el vencimiento anticipado de una deuda

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acceleration

[ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃ^ən] n

[process, growth, change] → accélération f
acceleration of sth → accélération de qch
acceleration in sth → accélération de qch

[vehicle] → accélération f

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acceleration

n → Beschleunigung f; (of speed also) → Erhöhung f; to have good/poor acceleration → eine gute/schlechte Beschleunigung haben, gut/schlecht beschleunigen

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acceleration

[ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃ/ən] n (Aut, Phys) → accelerazione f

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accelerate

(əkˈseləreit) verb

1. to increase speed. The driver accelerated to pass the other car.

2. to make (something) happen sooner. Worry accelerated his death.

acˌceleˈration noun

acˈcelerator noun

a pedal, lever etc that controls the speed or acceleration of a machine.

acceleration

→ تَسْريع zrychlení acceleration Beschleunigung επιτάχυνση aceleración kiihtyvyys accélération ubrzanje accelerazione 加速 가속 versnelling akselerasjon przyspieszenie aceleração ускорение acceleration การเพิ่มความเร็ว hızlanma sự tăng tốc 加速

ac·cel·er·a·tion

n. aceleración, aceleramiento.

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All Warrants issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to an acceleration clause. If the Company's share price trades at or above $1.00 per share for a period of ten (10) consecutive trading days during the exercise period, the Company may accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants to 30 calendar days from the date on which a written notice is given by the Company to the Warrant holders.

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Currently, the bond contains the following acceleration clause that 'In case of a breach of these covenants or other terms of the bond may be accelerated by bondholders'.

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SpineFrontier then filed an action in Superior Court seeking a declaration that it was not in default.<br />Cummings filed a counterclaim asserting that not only was SpineFrontier in default, it owed Cummings five years of rent as liquidated damages per an acceleration clause in the lease.<br />Lauriat held a bench trial in February 2018.<br />[divider]<br />"Tenants are still well advised to comply strictly with automatic extension periods to avoid exactly this type of dispute.

Email from commercial tenant deemed sufficient notice not to extend lease

(6) The lender's foreclosure suit exercised the mortgage's acceleration clause and declared the full amount payable under the note and mortgage to be due.

Foreclosing Bartram

From acceleration clause to zero dollar contract, this book provides plain and simple terminology for both lawyers and non-lawyers.

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Foreclosures begin with a mortgage note's "acceleration clause." Under a mortgage note, the homeowner is required to make a certain payment every month for a fixed period.

In defense of "free houses"

The Warrants will remain subject to an acceleration clause which provides that the Company may, by delivery of written notice, require the holder to exercise some or all of the warrants held by such person, in the event that the common shares of the Company trade at a closing price of $0.25 or more for 5 or more consecutive business days.

HOTLINE TO HR Inc. Announces Extension of Warrant Expiration

GAAP depends on whether the agreement provides for a subjective acceleration clause or a lockbox arrangement.

Asset-based financing basics: what CPAs need to know about using asset-based lending and factoring as alternatives to traditional bank financing

Do staff members have stock options that might have an acceleration clause regarding certain events such as a change of control?

Managing risk: identifying risks, whether as part of due diligence or prior to it, requires looking at a business from all possible angles

Under these circumstances, the owner still holds the lease term and any acceleration clause as a bargaining chip but can afford to be more accommodating in light of the common goal.

An owners perspective on lease breaks during downturn