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Acceleration is finite, I think according to some laws of physics.
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Meaning of "acceleration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACCELERATION

acceleration  [ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCELERATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acceleration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACCELERATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

acceleration

Acceleration

Acceleration, in physics, is the rate at which the velocity of an object changes over time. An object's acceleration is the net result of any and all forces acting on the object, as described by Newton's Second Law. The SI unit for acceleration is the metre per second squared. Accelerations are vector quantities and add according to the parallelogram law. As a vector, the calculated net force is equal to the product of the object's mass and the acceleration. For example, when a car starts from a standstill and travels in a straight line at increasing speeds, it is accelerating in the direction of travel. If the car turns there is an acceleration toward the new direction. For this example, we can call the accelerating of the car forward a "linear acceleration", which passengers in the car might experience as force pushing them back into their seats. When changing directions, we might call this "non-linear acceleration", which passengers might experience as a sideways force. If the speed of the car decreases, this is an acceleration in the opposite direction, sometimes called deceleration.

Definition of acceleration in the English dictionary

The first definition of acceleration in the dictionary is the act of accelerating or the state of being accelerated. Other definition of acceleration is the rate of increase of speed or the rate of change of velocity a. Acceleration is also the power to accelerate a.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACCELERATION


collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
cooperation
kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
declaration
ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
deliberation
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
expiration
ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən
exploration
ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
incorporation
ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
moderation
ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
restoration
ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən
separation
ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCELERATION

accedence
acceder
accel.
accelerable
accelerando
accelerant
accelerate
accelerated depreciation
accelerated program
acceleratingly
acceleration clause
acceleration due to gravity
acceleration of free fall
acceleration of gravity
accelerative
accelerator
accelerator pedal
acceleratory
accelerometer
accend

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCELERATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
formation
foundation
hesitation

Synonyms and antonyms of acceleration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACCELERATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «acceleration» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of acceleration

Translation of «acceleration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACCELERATION

Find out the translation of acceleration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acceleration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acceleration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加速
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aceleración
570 millions of speakers

English

acceleration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

त्वरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَسْريع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ускорение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aceleração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ত্বরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accélération
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pecutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beschleunigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

加速
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가속
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Percepatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tăng tốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடுக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रवेग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hızlanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accelerazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyspieszenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прискорення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

accelerație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτάχυνση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versnelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acceleration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akselerasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acceleration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCELERATION»

The term «acceleration» is very widely used and occupies the 14.064 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCELERATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «acceleration» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «acceleration» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acceleration

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8 QUOTES WITH «ACCELERATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acceleration.
1
Marco Brambilla
Thematically, most of my work deals with transition, our culture's constant acceleration, and emotional connection and disconnection through technology.
2
Karel Capek
Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time.
3
Steven Chu
My physics teacher, Thomas Miner was particularly gifted. To this day, I remember how he introduced the subject of physics. He told us we were going to learn how to deal with very simple questions such as how a body falls due to the acceleration of gravity.
4
Jim Leach
The hallmark of our times is change and acceleration, but we have to provide the history.
5
Ernst Mayr
Indeed, I was unable to find any evidence whatsoever of the occurrence of a drastic evolutionary acceleration and genetic reconstruction in widespread, populous species.
6
Charles Francis Richter
Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary structures have a built-in safety factor for the vertical component; that is, gravity.
7
Terry Riley
Acceleration is finite, I think according to some laws of physics.
8
William Irwin Thompson
Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a further acceleration of time and the rate of change.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCELERATION»

Discover the use of acceleration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acceleration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Acceleration
It's a hot summer and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority's lost and found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloguing misplaced belongings.
Graham McNamee, 2012
2
Acceleration Strategies for Teaching Gifted Learners
However, it can be a challenge to implement. This book focuses on multiple strategies for accelerating gifted children in any school setting.
Frances A. Karnes, Joyce VanTassel-Baska, 2005
3
Acceleration: the forces driving human progress
With an ever larger and more widely shared knowledge platform, progress is actually accelerating on many dimensions of human existence.
Ronald G. Havelock, 2011
4
Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Presents a study of the human fascination with time from a psychological, biological, and cultural perspective, tracing the development of measuring time and exploring ways in which we try to stretch our allotted time , James Gleick ...
James Gleick, 1999
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Piezoelectric Sensorics: Force, Strain, Pressure, ...
------------------------------------------------------------ This book covers the entire field of piezoelectric sensors for mechanical measurands.
Gustav Gautschi, 2002
6
Alienation and acceleration: towards a critical theory of ...
Crucial for this is the idea that acceleration in the end leads to monstrous forms of alienation from time and space, from things and actions - and from self and others.
Hartmut Rosa, 2010
7
Whiplash Injuries: The Cervical Acceleration/deceleration ...
Written by two leading chiropractic authorities, this Third Edition helps the reader understand, assess, diagnose, and treat whiplash injuries (cervical acceleration/deceleration syndrome).
Stephen M. Foreman, Arthur C. Croft, 2001
8
High-speed Society: Social Acceleration, Power, and Modernity
"Examines the processes of acceleration in politics, economic, culture, and society at large.
Hartmut Rosa, William E. Scheuerman, 2009
9
Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time
The rapid acceleration of social life that characterizes today's world potentially disables these institutions according to Scheuerman (political science, U. of M
William E. Scheuerman, 2004
10
Unintended Acceleration in Passenger Vehicles
Congress is considering legislation to strengthen federal regulation of auto safety.
Suzanne M. Kirchhoff, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCELERATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acceleration is used in the context of the following news items.
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Faster, faster! How to slow down in an accelerating world
One is technical acceleration, going from horse-drawn carriages to cars ... Another is cultural acceleration, changing jobs, places where we live ... «MercatorNet, Jul 15»
2
EJ Dionne: Recent rulings represent the acceleration of history
Sometimes history speeds up. Rarely in our nation's 239 years of life has a single week brought such a surge of social change and such a ... «Fall River Herald News, Jul 15»
3
German services PMI signals a slight acceleration in June
The slight acceleration in the activity is partly attributed to increased sales activities and new projects. The new business placed with German ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
4
New OpenPOWER Acceleration Center Opens in France
Europe's second POWER Acceleration and Design Center is located at the IBM Client Center in Montpellier, France where developers can get ... «insideHPC, Jul 15»
5
Berenberg upgrades target price for Topps Tiles, confident in …
Berenberg upgrades target price for Topps Tiles, confident in earnings margins acceleration. Victoria Young | Sharecast | 02 Jul, 2015 13:09 - Updated: 14:14 | | ... «DIGITALLOOK, Jul 15»
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CR 101 bridge expected to open at end of November
An updated acceleration schedule is currently being developed with the intent to still have the new flood-resistant causeway bridge open by the ... «SW News Media, Jul 15»
7
Asteroid Day 2015: Experts Call For Acceleration In Efforts To Detect …
Marking the world's first "Asteroid Day," a team of scientists, technologists, astronomers and artists have signed a declaration calling for a ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
8
UK regions lead acceleration of European property prices
UK real estate prices rose 26% over 12 months, boosting the European average, according to a transaction-based index. Prices for all ... «IP Real Estate, Jun 15»
9
Fundbase Launches New Acceleration Program
Alternative investment platform Fundbase has announced its new “Acceleration Program”, an initiative that aims to bring the best and brightest ... «FINalternatives, Jun 15»
10
EJ Dionne: The acceleration of history
WASHINGTON >> Sometimes history speeds up. Rarely in our nation's 239 years of life has a single week brought such a surge of social ... «Troy Record, Jun 15»

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