define acceleration ?
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Answer:
capacity to gain speed.
"the three-litre model has spectacular acceleration"
Similar:
speeding up
increasing speed
increase in speed
gain in momentum
gathering speed
opening up
rate of change of velocity
Opposite:
deceleration
slowing down
increase in speed or rate.
plural noun: accelerations
"the acceleration of the industrialization process"
Similar:
hastening
speeding up
quickening
stepping up
advancement
furthering
furtherance
forwarding
promotion
boosting
boost
stimulation
spur
aid
assistance
facilitation
easing
simplification
expedition
precipitation
increase
rise
advance
leap
surge
escalation
spiralling
worsening
PHYSICS
the rate of change of velocity per unit of
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. Usually, acceleration means the speed is changing, but not always. When an object moves in a circular path at a constant speed, it is still accelerating, because the direction of its velocity is changing.
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