About The Word Acceleration

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Acceleration

Acceleration Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Acceleration?
[n] the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
[n] an increase in speed; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" [n] (physics) a rate of change of velocity Synonyms | Synonyms for Acceleration: quickening | speedup Related Terms | Find terms related to Acceleration: accelerando | aggravation | beefing-up | blowing up | blowup | concentration | condensation | consolidation | deepening | double time | double-quick | double-quick time | drive | enhancement | exacerbation | exaggeration | explosion | festination | forced march | forwarding | getaway | hastening | heating-up | heightening | hurrying | impetus | information explosion | intensification | magnification | pickup | population explosion | quickening | redoubling | reinforcement | speeding | speedup | step-up | strengthening | thrust | tightening See Also | centripetal acceleration | fastness | getaway | hurrying | pickup | precipitation | rate | speed | speed | speeding | swiftness Acceleration In Webster's Dictionary \Ac*cel`er*a"tion\, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F.
acc['e]l['e]ration.]
The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated;
increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward
the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to
{retardation}.
A period of social improvement, or of intellectual
advancement, contains within itself a principle of
acceleration. --I. Taylor.
(Astr. & Physics.)
{Acceleration of the moon}, the increase of the moon's mean
motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its period of
revolution is now shorter than in ancient times.
{Acceleration} and {retardation of the tides}. See {Priming
of the tides}, under {Priming}.
{Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars}, the amount by
which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the
sun, in consequence of which they daily come to the
meridian of any place about three minutes fifty-six
seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding.
{Acceleration of the planets}, the increasing velocity of
their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee
of their orbits.
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