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acceleration Noun 1. the act of increasing speed 2. the rate of increase of speed or the rate of change of velocity
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acceleration noun hastening, hurrying, stepping up (informal) expedition, speeding up, stimulation, advancement, promotion, spurring, quickening Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hence they concluded, logically enough, that an acceleration of motion ought to be accompanied by a corresponding diminution in the distance separating the two bodies; and that, supposing the double effect to be continued to infinity, the moon would end by one day falling into the earth. That summons, again, had produced the inevitable acceleration of the Saturday's journey to Friday; the Friday of the fatal accident, the Friday when he went to his death. A physical law does not say "A will be followed by B," but tells us what acceleration a particle will have under given circumstances, i. |
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