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ALL meanings of acceleration

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  • uncountable noun acceleration The acceleration of a process or change is the fact that it is getting faster and faster. 3
  • uncountable noun acceleration Acceleration is the rate at which a car or other vehicle can increase its speed, often seen in terms of the time that it takes to reach a particular speed. 3
  • uncountable noun acceleration Acceleration is the rate at which the speed of an object increases. 3
  • noun acceleration the act of accelerating or the state of being accelerated 3
  • noun acceleration the rate of increase of speed or the rate of change of velocity 3
  • noun acceleration the power to accelerate 3
  • noun acceleration an accelerating or being accelerated 3
  • noun acceleration the rate of change in the velocity of a moving body 3
  • noun acceleration Acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes. 3
  • noun acceleration the act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity. 1
  • noun acceleration a change in velocity. 1
  • noun acceleration Mechanics. the time rate of change of velocity with respect to magnitude or direction; the derivative of velocity with respect to time. 1
  • noun acceleration Increase in the rate or speed of something. 1
  • noun acceleration physics: velocity-time ratio 1
  • noun acceleration vehicle: increasing speed 1
  • noun acceleration speeding of a process, etc. 1
  • noun acceleration (Uncountable Noun) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration. 0
  • noun acceleration (Countable Noun) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity). 0
  • noun acceleration (physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction). 0
  • noun acceleration The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum. 0
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