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 Definitions of Acceleration  [ækˌsɛl əˈreɪ ʃən]  

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Definition of 'Acceleration' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) acceleration
the act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity.

2.  acceleration
a change in velocity.

3.  acceleration
the time rate of change of velocity with respect to magnitude or direction; the derivative of velocity with respect to time.

Etymology:  (1525–35; < L)

Definition of 'Acceleration' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) acceleration
an increase in rate of change
"modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"

2. (noun) acceleration, quickening, speedup
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

3. (noun) acceleration
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
Definition of 'Acceleration' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Acceleration
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
Definition of 'Acceleration' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Acceleration
An increase in the rate of speed.
Definition of 'Acceleration' The Standard Electrical Dictionary 

1.  Acceleration
The rate of change of velocity. If of increase of velocity it is positive; if of decrease, it is negative. It can only be brought about by the exercise of force and is used as the measure of or as determining the unit of force. It is equal to velocity (L/T) imparted, divided by time (T); its dimensions therefore are L/(T^2). The c. g. s. unit of acceleration is one centimeter in one second.

[Transcriber's note: The unit of acceleration is "centimeters per second per second."]

'Acceleration' - Nearby Entries  

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