acceleration
ac·ce·le·ration
noun
1.
- “modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change”
2.
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Origin
From French accélération or more likely directly from Latin accelerātiō (“a hastening, acceleration”).
Phrases
- acceleration clause
- acceleration lane
- acceleration of freefall
- acceleration of gravity
- acceleration principle
- angular acceleration
- centripetal acceleration
- hardware acceleration
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