acceleration

ac·cel·er·a·tion  (k-sl-rshn)

n.

1.

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]

n

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

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

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acceleration  (k-sl-rshn)

The rate of change of the velocity of a moving body. An increase in the magnitude of the velocity of a moving body (an increase in speed) is called a positive acceleration; a decrease in speed is called a negative acceleration. Acceleration, like velocity, is a vector quantity, so any change in the direction of a moving body is also an acceleration. A moving body that follows a curved path, even when its speed remains constant, is undergoing acceleration. See more at gravityrelativity

Thesaurus

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

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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

Translations

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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acceleration → تسريع 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