noun#7,059 by frequency
acceleration
/əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
The amount by which a speed or velocity increases; The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration
- plural
- accelerations
Meanings
- 1
The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity)
If not, how do you explain the acceleration?
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- 2
The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration
- 3
The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction)
- 4
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculumrare