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acceleration Definition

ac·cel·era·tion (ak sel′ər ā′s̸hən, -ə rā′-; -ək-)

noun

  1. an accelerating or being accelerated
  2. the rate of change in the velocity of a moving body: abbrev. a

acceleration Synonyms

acceleration

n.

speeding up, speedup, hastening, increase of speed, dispatch, quickening, hurrying, expedition, stepping up, picking up speed.

acceleration Law Definition

n

  1. The shortening of the time, or the immediate creation or vesting, of a legal duty, interest, or right that was to arise or vest in the future. See also acceleration clause.
  2. The hastening of a real property owner’s enjoyment, or the vesting, of his remainder interest in an estate because of the failure or premature termination of a preceding estate.
acceleration Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • particle: In Section 1 we derive the velocity and acceleration of a particle moving in a circle.
  • electron: One is due to the acceleration of electrons by Langmuir waves which are excited by the pump wave.

Converse of object

  • disable: Disable Hardware Sound Acceleration To disable hardware sound acceleration: Click Start, and then click Run.
  • brake: Skids are caused by harsh handling of the vehicle; harsh braking, acceleration or steering.
  • calculate: The only way you can actually calculate the acceleration of the trolley is by using a ticker timer.
  • undergo: As an example, consider the equation for the velocity v of an object that undergoes an acceleration a for a time t.

Adjective modifier

  • gravitational: Hydrostatic equation: An equation expressing the vertical pressure forces in balance with the gravitational acceleration.
  • angular: The semicircular canals of the inner ear sense changes in angular acceleration.
  • rotational: Polar Moment of Inertia The resistance of an object to rotational acceleration.
  • 3d: For 3D acceleration, Tempest supports up to 1152 x 870 @ 16-bit color or 832 x 624 @ 24-bit color.
  • rapid: This testing allows for rapid acceleration of TCE induced failures.
  • lateral: The unit of measure for lateral acceleration, or " road-holding.

Modifies a noun

  • vector: The diagram below shows how to construct an acceleration vector drawing for a four bar linkage.
  • lane: The dashed line to the left is the end of the acceleration lane for the slip road where we joined.

Noun used with modifier

  • 0-60mph: Citroen says that this gives it a 0-60mph acceleration time of just over six seconds and a top speed in excess of 155mph.
  • roll-on: And out on the highway, this 7 % increase in drive force makes for outstandingly strong roll-on acceleration.
  • hardware: To reduce the hardware acceleration: Open the Control Panel.
  • particle: These features are formed as a result of particle acceleration in the hairpin field structure of the distant tail.
  • electron: Enhanced waves in these regions could play a major role in electron acceleration to relativistic energies during periods of prolonged substorm activity.
  • convergence: Keywords: Solid state physics, Lattice dynamics, Lattice sums, Convergence acceleration, Incomplete gamma Function.