Lexic.us

Definition of Acceleration

1. Noun. An increase in rate of change. "Modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"

2. Noun. The act of accelerating; increasing the speed.

3. Noun. (physics) a rate of increase of velocity.

Definition of Acceleration

1. n. The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation.

Definition of Acceleration

1. Noun. (context: uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration. ¹

2. Noun. (context: countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity). ¹

3. Noun. (context: physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acceleration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Acceleration

1. The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; opposed to retardation. "A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration." (I. Taylor) Acceleration of the moon, the increase of the moon's mean motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its period of revolution is now shorter than in ancient times. Acceleration and retardation of the tides. See Priming of the tides, under Priming. Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars, the amount by which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the sun, in consequence of which they daily come to the meridian of any place about three minutes fifty-six seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding. Acceleration of the planets, the increasing velocity of their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee of their orbits. Origin: L. Acceleratio: cf. F. Acceleration. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acceleration

accelerated accelerated conduction accelerated depreciation accelerated erosion accelerated graphics port accelerated hypertension accelerated idioventricular rhythm accelerated motion accelerated phase of leukaemia accelerated reaction

accelerated rejection accelerates accelerating accelerating force acceleratingly acceleration (current term) acceleration clause acceleration clauses acceleration of gravity acceleration phase

acceleration principle acceleration unit accelerational accelerations accelerative acceleratively accelerator accelerator factor accelerator fibres accelerator globulin

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