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acceleration

/æk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Meanings
noun
The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

Examples :

"a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity"
physics action energy vehicle

Related Words

Illustration velocity

velocity noun

/vəˈlɒsəti/ /vəˈlɑsəti/

A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.

"The car's velocity changed from 30 mph east to 40 mph west, demonstrating a change in direction. "

Illustration accelerating

accelerating verb

/əkˈsɛləˌreɪtɪŋ/ /ækˈsɛləˌreɪtɪŋ/

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

"The driver was accelerating the car to merge onto the highway. "

Illustration retardation

retardation noun

/ˌriːtɑːrˈdeɪʃən/ /ˌriːtɑːrˈdeɪʃn/

The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.

"The heavy traffic caused a significant retardation in our commute to work. "

Illustration accelerated

accelerated verb

/əkˈsɛləˌreɪtɪd/ /ækˈsɛləˌreɪtɪd/

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

"The teacher accelerated the lesson plan to cover more material before the exam. "

Illustration curriculum

curriculum noun

/kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/ /kəˈɹɪkjələm/

The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.

"The school's new curriculum includes more hands-on science projects. "

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration increase

increase noun

/ɪnˈkriːs/ /ˈɪŋkriːs/

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

"The increase in homework assignments this week was significant. "

Illustration quantity

quantity noun

/ˈkwɑndədi/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈkwɑn(t)ɨti/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

Illustration deceleration

deceleration noun

/diːsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/ /dɪˌsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/

The act or process of decelerating.

"The rocket is now in deceleration."

Illustration advancement

advancement noun

/ædˈvæns.mɛnt/

The act of advancing, ; promotion to a higher place or dignity

"the advancement of learning"

Illustration increases

increases noun

/ɪnˈkriːsɪz/ /ˈɪŋkriːsɪz/

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

"The increases in the price of milk were a surprise to the grocery shoppers. "

Illustration impressive

impressive adjective

/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/

Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress

"an impressive movie"