| NOUN | attribute | acceleration | an increase / increase / increase in rate of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | acceleration, quickening, speedup | the act of accelerating | |
| time | acceleration | (physics) a rate of increase of velocity |
| Sounds | ae.kseh.lerey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An increase / increase / increase in rate of change. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" | |
| Narrower | pickup, getaway | The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration |
| precipitation | An unexpected acceleration or hastening | |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| Opposite | deceleration, slowing, retardation | A decrease in rate of change |
| Spanish | aceleración | |
| Verbs | accelerate | cause to move faster |
| Meaning | The act of accelerating; increasing the speed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | quickening, speedup | |
| Broader | speed, speeding, hurrying | changing location rapidly |
| Opposite | deceleration | The act of decelerating |
| Spanish | acceleración, aceleración | |
| Catalan | acceleració | |
| Verbs | accelerate | cause to move faster |
| Meaning | (physics) a rate of increase of velocity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Narrower | 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 / satellite in elliptical orbit | |
| Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
| Opposite | deceleration | (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity |
| Spanish | aceleración | |
| Catalan | acceleració | |
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