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| NOUN | 1 | acceleration | An increase in rate of change |
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| 2 | acceleration, quickening, speedup | The act of accelerating | |
| 3 | acceleration | (physics) a rate of increase of velocity |
| Sounds | ae.kseh.lerey'shahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | An increase in rate of change. |
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| Examples | "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" |
| Contrary | deceleration, slowing, retardation |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification |
| Narrower | pickup, getaway; precipitation |
| Verbs | accelerate |
| Meaning | The act of accelerating. Increasing the speed. |
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| Synonyms | quickening, speedup |
| Contrary | deceleration |
| Broader | speed, speeding, hurrying |
| Verbs | accelerate |
| Meaning | (physics) a rate of increase of velocity. |
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| Contrary | deceleration |
| Category | physics, physical science, natural philosophy |
| Broader | rate |
| Narrower | centripetal acceleration |
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