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acceleration
has definitions from the field of physics
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[ noun ] an increase in speed
Examples "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" Used in print (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)The Gabriel pointed towards her destination and , under one gee acceleration , began to build_up towards her ultimate velocity , 99.1 percent of the speed_of_light . They would sleep while the Gabriel 's drive would increase the acceleration to a point which the unfrozen bodies of the personnel could not have endured . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Synonyms Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)The length of the arrow indicates amount of slowing or acceleration at Completion over that at Onset , and the difference in months can be read roughly by referring the arrow to the age scale along the base of each figure , or more precisely by referring to the original data in the appropriate tables . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) a rate of change of velocity
Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)The greater the depth of the water , the greater is the speed of the wave ; Lagrange 's law says that its velocity is equal to the square_root of the product of the depth times the acceleration due_to gravity . Related terms |
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