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

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  (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 hastening, hurrying, stepping up (informal) expedition, speeding up, stimulation, advancement, promotion, spurring, quickening

Translations

acceleration [æksɛləˈreɪʃən] n → aceleración f

acceleration [æksɛləˈreɪʃən] accelerate n → accélération f

acceleration [æksɛləˈreɪʃən] accelerate n → Beschleunigung f

acceleration [æksɛləˈreɪʃən] n → accelerazione f